Kurt Volker
Tim Morrison
‘Sesame Street’ turns 50
This first episode of “Sesame Street” — sponsored by the letters W, S and E and the numbers 2 and 3 — aired in the fall of 1969. The show was designed by education professionals and child psychologists with one goal: to…
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How ‘Sesame Street’ is still supporting families, 50 years after its debut
November marks the 50th anniversary of public television’s “Sesame Street," a cultural landmark widely praised for its approach to children’s programming. But beyond the songs and fun, "Sesame Street" does some serious work for those in need, providing special support…
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What Woodstock taught us about protest in a time of polarization
It’s been 50 years since Woodstock made music history. The groundbreaking festival is seen today as a nexus of freedom, drugs and rock and roll -- and as a defining symbol of 1960s counter-culture, idealism and anti-war sentiment. Jeffrey Brown…
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New report offers chilling picture of Sandy Hook killer’s troubled mind
Six years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, a new report from The Hartford Courant paints a chilling picture of the killer, who who struggled with loneliness, disdain for humanity and multiple psychiatric problems. William Brangham…
Eighty lucky Monopoly players in France will find themselves pulling in the dough -- and not in the play money variety.
A three-day anniversary event kicked off Friday at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, where Garrison Keillor first broadcast "A Prairie Home Companion" on July 6, 1974. Back then, there were about 12 people in the audience. Today the show…
We look at JFK's legacy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.
In other news Wednesday, Americans across the nation honored the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by paying tribute to the 3,000 lives lost that day. Also, a car bomb exploded in Benghazi, Libya, one year after the attack…
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