Honoring the Veterans and Those Who Tell Their Stories
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Heroes & Trailblazers
Be inspired by fascinating men and women whose drive and determination transformed our country and our lives.
Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzáles (1928-2005): Poet and Activist
- Professional Boxer
- Poet
- Leader in the movement for justice and equality for Mexican-Americans in the Southwest
Rodolfo Gonzáles was born in Denver, Colorado, the youngest of eight children. His mother died when he was two so the children grew up in a household with only their father. The family lived in a tough section of town, Denver’s “Eastside Barrio.”
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First American Woman to Build a Cosmetics Empire: Harriet Hubbard Ayer
How many innovative and important women from the late 19th and early 20th century remain in the shadows of history?
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First Hispanic Governor of California: Romualdo Pacheco, Jr.
Governor (Jose Antonio) Romualdo Pacheco, Jr. (1831-1899) American politician and diplomat Only Hispanic (thus far) to serve as Governor of California First Hispanic representative of a state in Congress (Hispanics
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The Hunt for Amelia Earhart
Numerous efforts have been made over the years to locate where Amelia Earhart’s plane went down on July 2, 1937. But few people to day know how very seriously the
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Frank Lloyd Wright and Two Dog Stories
One doesn’t often luck into a story about Frank Lloyd Wright that provides not one but two dog stories, but when a long-time reader told me she favored dachshunds and
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