Women’s History Month: Actors
Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, in Belgium. She was a British citizen and attended school in England. She experienced hardship as she lived through World…
Women’s History Month: Musicians
Florence Price Florence Price was born in Arkansas in 1887. Her mother was a music teacher, and Price graduated with honors from the New England Conservatory of Music. In 1910,…
The Resurgence of Vinyl Records
Known commonly today as a record player, inventions of phonograph technology were noted as early as 1857. Thomas Edison is usually credited with the invention in 1877, however. The LP…
Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day
World Down Syndrome Day is on March 21. The Miami Valley Down Syndrome Association (MVDSA) is a nonprofit organization that provides support, resources and awareness for local families who have…
Where Did These Phrases Come From?
Have you ever wondered why we say certain phrases or where they come from? Things like “feeling under the weather” and “break a leg” can seem a bit bizarre if…
Women’s History Month: Eleanor Roosevelt
The first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on Oct. 11, 1884, in New York City. She was the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt.…