LOVE IN ACTION
When the “fangs of the wolf” bared poverty’s human toll, Lillian Wald created a “family” to heal the Lower East Side.
JANE JACOBS -- THE WOMAN WHO SAVED OUR CITIES
The Power Broker knew how to build but Jane Jacobs knew how to make cities livable. Her book revived urban America. You’re welcome.
HOW HARRY AND SALLY REVIVED ROMANCE
Divorce was in high season when two divorcees, director and screenwriter, took a chance on love — onscreen. Thirty years later, “When Harry Met Sally” remains “the greatest romcom of all time.”
THE LOVING COUPLE
Their marriage was illegal in Virginia but Richard and Mildred Loving took it to the Supreme Court. And changed lives and loves.
WHEN TESS AND RAY TALKED ABOUT LOVE
He was a drunk squandering his talent. She was a poet who believed in him. Their love saved the “modern master” of the short story.
MAYA LIN -- THE WOMAN WHO HEALED AMERICA
America needed a Vietnam memorial. The contest drew 1,421 entries. The winner was denounced as “egg roll” and “a gook.” But Maya Lin’s “wall” still touches the nation’s heart.
THE TRUTH ABOUT TOAD SUCK -- (ARKANSAS)
A town. A name. A joke. A poem. How ‘bout that Toad Suck (Arkansas, that is).
THE TOWN THAT SAID 'NO' TO HATRED
Neo-Nazis targeted Billings, Montana in 1993. The city fought back, saying “Not in Our Town!” The fight continues nationwide.
EMMA LAZARUS -- GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR. . .
Her stirring poem about a statue was almost forgotten. Today the statue still speaks in the voice of Emma Lazarus.
THE MUSEUM THAT CONQUERS TIME
John Rice Irwin saw his beloved Appalachia disappearing. So he preserved it in time.
THE REAL WOODSTOCK
The festival was 50 years ago and 50 miles away, but Woodstock, New York keeps the spirit alive.
IKE'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE -- COAST-TO-COAST IN 1919
When he crossed America by convoy in 1919, the future president saw the need for “broader ribbons across our land.” The seed of our interstate highways was planted.
STANDUP TAKES THE STAGE
Long before Netflix and Comedy Central, standup started in a single spot — the Borscht Belt.
VERA RUBIN, DOYENNE OF DARK MATTER
The Mt. Palomar Observatory had no women's restroom. Until Vera Rubin taped a paper skirt on the door. Meet the woman who changed our view of the cosmos and of women in science.
HOLLYWOOD'S TOP DOG -- RIN-TIN-TIN
Beloved dogs abound but none captured hearts like Rin-tin-tin. Not even Hollywood could make this up.
THE BEAGLE WHO CHANGED CARTOONS
Snoopy is a salesman now but for five wonderful years, he broke all the cartoon rules and changed American comics.