The Great Depression

Nick Clifford (1921–2019), last surviving Mount Rushmore carver

Nick Clifford was the last surviving worker from the team that carved the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie defined success as getting what you want, and happiness as wanting what you get.

Louis Terkel, Better Known as Studs

Studs Terkel was known for his innate curiosity about people – all kinds of people doing all sorts of things – and for his interview style that elicited the most private thoughts from his subjects.

Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys

When Roy Rogers began his movie career in the 1930s, the cowboy was achieving new fame on the silver screen—and he became one of the most famous of them all.

The Boogie Woogie Bugle Girls

Patty Andrews was the last surviving member of The Andrews Sisters, the trio that delighted and motivated World War II soldiers, as well as the folks holding down the home front.

Woody Guthrie: From Sea to Shining Sea

Here are 10 things you may (or may not) know about the Dust Bowl Troubadour, plus a few of our favorite Woody Guthrie songs.

Burl Ives: Everyone's Favorite Uncle

Burl Ives, born June 14, 1909, is best known today for his part as the snowman-narrator in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, but he also enjoyed a decades-long career as a folk singer, actor and writer.

The Son House Blues

Son House was one of the great Delta bluesmen – but twice in his life, events almost conspired to keep his music from public ears...

American Popeye

With an all-new Popeye comic launching in 2012, and a movie in development as well, we're remembering how the sailorman's story began.

An Obituary’s History Lesson

Did you know that during the Depression many American families migrated to Mexico? Neither did we until we read Henry Burke’s obituary.