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Never Give In – Monroe Journal – March 12, 2020
October 29, 1941 – Harrow School – London, England: When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British prime minister, was in his late sixties, he was invited to address the students at the Harrow School. More than 50 years earlier, he had finally graduated from this...
The Broad Street Pump – Monroe Journal – March 5, 2020
September 7, 1854 – London, England: The most dreaded disease of the age, cholera, was back with a vengeance. There were more caskets than the horse-drawn hearse wagons could carry away. In Soho, one of London’s poorest neighborhoods, more than 500 people died in five...
Marathon of Hope – Monroe Journal – April 16, 2020
March 4, 1977 – West Minster, British Columbia: Terry Fox’s x-ray results were back, and the doctor had asked to share the news face-to-face. Rolly Fox drove his son to the appointment with orthopedic surgeon Michael Piper. Neither of them spoke during the 30-minute...
No Regrets – Monroe Journal – April 2, 2020
Early Spring, 1999 – Big Lake, Texas: Coach Jim Morris’ baseball team wasn’t very good. The Reagan County Owls had won one game in each of the past three seasons. They expected to lose. Morris urged them to chase a dream – to win the district championship – something...
The Miracle at Lake Placid – Monroe Journal – March 26, 2020
Saturday, February 9, 1980 – Madison Square Garden, New York City: The Russian Olympic hockey team crushed the USA Olympic team 10-3 in the final exhibition before the Olympics. The young American squad was embarrassed. Humiliated. It was a blow out that could have...
On Top of the World – Monroe Journal – February 20, 2020
May 16, 2017 – New School University, New York City: Barbara Hillary was honored that New School University asked her to give the address at their 81st commencement exercise. The 86-year-old had earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees there. At this graduation, she...
Crazy or Courageous – Monroe Journal – January 16, 2020
July 6, 1974 – Pacific Ocean – 85 miles off the coast of San Francisco: It was only the second day out, and the 15-foot rubber raft was already in trouble. A low-pressure system kicked up 35-knot winds and a huge 30-foot wave flipped the raft and the two men on board...
The Sweeping Test – Monroe Journal – February 19, 2015
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...
Almost No Cat in the Hat – Monroe Journal – February 27, 2020
1937 – New York City: Ted Geisel was at the end of his rope. As he walked down Madison Avenue to his apartment, he made a decision. He would burn the manuscript in his apartment incinerator – 27 rejections were enough – his book would not be turned down again. His...
Stealing the Games – Monroe Journal – February 13, 2020
August 1936 – Berlin, Germany: German Chancellor Adolf Hitler was excited to host the Summer Olympics. It allowed him an opportunity to showcase Nazi Germany on the world stage. He had high hopes that German athletes would dominate the games and validate his...
