Christmas 2003 – Henderson, Tennessee: After raising three children of their own, David and Laurie Novak had raised ten foster children before 17-month-old Lexi and her 2-month-old brother, Robby, came to live with them the week before Christmas. The Novak’s foster...
1947 – Sycamore, Illinois: Learning to read was a struggle for young David Boies, and it was exasperating and frustrating for his schoolteacher mother. Because he struggled, his mother assumed he was lazy. Instead of learning to read, David preferred to memorize...
January 1776 – Berkshire Mountains – Upstate New York: The colonial soldiers and volunteers refused to go any further. The mission was too difficult and dangerous. Colonel Henry Knox, a 25-year-old former Boston bookstore owner, pleaded and begged the men to continue....
1872 – Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia: Booker arrived at the school with 50 cents in his pocket. Exhausted and filthy after walking almost 300 miles, he was unsure whether they would take him as a student. Assistant principal Mary Mackey interviewed him and then...
1885 – Warsaw, Poland. “Papa, it’s not fair,” cried Marie. “I am smarter than all the boys in my class.” Her father assured Marie that he would teach her. Marie was brilliant. Like her father, she loved math and physics. She had graduated from high school at 15. There...
1980 – Buttercup Bakery – Berkeley, California: After six years of waitressing at the Buttercup Bakery, 29-year-old Suze Orman knew she could do more than wait tables. Over a cup of coffee, she shared her dream about having her own restaurant with Fred Hasbrook. When...
