January 27, 1986 – Morton Thiokol Plant – Brigham City, Utah: In the early afternoon, Bob Ebeling called Allan McDonald, the Morton Thiokol engineer in charge of the solid rocket project at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ebeling pleaded with McDonald to...
3:00 a.m., April 9, 2016 – Robsham Theater Arts Center, Boston College: The campus is quiet and deserted. Fred, the graveyard shift janitor, pushes his cart carrying his mop, broom, and cleaning supplies from room to room. His job is monotonous and not real...
“No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.” Agnes De Mille March 30, 1981, 2:27 p.m. – Washington Hilton Hotel: “Shots fired,” echoed across the Secret Service radios. Six shots rang out...
1888 – Stockholm Sweden: As was his custom, Alfred Nobel read his newspaper, The Social Demokraten, while eating breakfast. The front-page story, “The Merchant of Death is Dead,” drew his attention. It began, “Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill...
1887 – Grace Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: On a Sunday morning, the shabbily dressed little girl caught Pastor Russell Conwell’s eye as he hurried into the small church. Unsure what to do and with tears in her eyes, she stood by herself in the yard...
June 21, 2011 – Petco Park Stadium, San Diego, California: San Diego Padres pitcher Wade LeBlanc listened to the voice mail informing him he was going back to the Padres’ Triple-A team in Tucson, Arizona. It was the eighth time in three years he had been sent down to...
