Google has held a contest over the last couple of years where young artists have drawn a picture about what they see for the future. The winner receives a $30k scholarship, a $50k technology award for his/her school, and has the picture proudly displayed on Google’s homepage. The picture above is the winning picture for…
A little Italian boy named Antonio loved music. The problem was, whenever he tried to sing, it came out so badly that his friends laughed at him. Besides singing, the boy loved the sound of the violin. He had a pocketknife he always carried with him and he would whittle all sorts of things with…
Grammy Awards are considered some of the most prestigious and sought after in the music industry. In 2005, R&B artist John Legend had the privilege of winning one for the “Best R&B Album.” To date, John Legend has received 10 Grammy’s and 28 Grammy nominations. As you might imagine, these awards are something to be…
In the late 1970’s, Kim Lineham, an 18-year-old young lady, was putting an enormous amount of work into her swimming career. On August 19, 1979, at the AAU Nationals, Kim broke the world record for the women’s 1500-meter freestyle. How did she achieve this success? Her coach, Paul Bergen, stated that Lineham did endless exercises…
The fire was roaring. Smoke was billowing into the air. If you were anywhere close to the house, you could feel the heat of the blaze. This house needed to be saved! So where were the firefighters? The firemen were there too, standing off to the side. In this Obion County, Tennessee area, homeowners are…
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