Author Mark Twain's boyhood home is now preserved as a museum in Hannibal, Missouri. Related Links Mark Twain Museum The American writer Ernest Hemingway once said, All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called, Huckleberry...
For the last five decades, Faith Petric has taken center stage as the heart and soul of the San Francisco Bay Area's folk music community JoAnn Mar | San Francisco, California 12 April 2010 At 95, folk singer Faith Petric still holds regular jam sess...
Photo: National Portrait Gallery-Smithsonian Institution In this wooden sculpture by Marshall D. Rumbaugh, Rosa Parks is held by two policemen. Parks was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white male bus rider in Montgomery, Alabama. On...
Lyricist Johnny Mercer was one of the world's most prolific composers, turning out more than 1,500 songs, including a classic he co-wrote with Harold Arlen, That Old Black Magic. Over the years, it's been recorded by Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Ella...
When it comes to throwing a party, Rounder Records travels first class all the way. The label's star-studded 40th Anniversary Concert was celebrated last October on one of the world's most famous stages, the Grand Ole Opry. It's not often you see a l...
Immigration reform advocates march in Washington DC As the U.S. Congress moves beyond the issue of health care, some lawmakers are pushing for an overhaul of the nation's immigration system. At the heart of the debate is a proposal to give legal stat...
A woman prays during a memorial service for Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife at Holy Trinity Polish Church in Chicago on Sunday, 11 Apr 11 2010. Chicago is home to the largest Polish community outside of Warsaw. Poles in that Midwestern c...
Statue of Jesus Christ, draped in the Polish flag in front of the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw, 12 Apr 2010 Poland is preparing for state funerals for President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, and is awaiting the repatriation of the bodies of many...
Australian Customs officers lower their life boat with Sri Lankan refugees on board as the refugees are transported from Oceanic Viking, an Australian Customs Service patrol ship, to an Australian-funded detention center in Tanjung Pinang, off the co...
Interim Kyrgyz leader Roza Otunbayeva meets with petitioners from a rural village inside the Defense Ministry in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which is her temporary office, 12 Apr 2010 Kyrgyzstan's interim government is trying to cut a deal with the country'...
Vice President Joe Biden welcomes Nigeria' acting President Goodluck Jonathan to the Naval Observatory in Washington, 12 Apr 2010 Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan has assured American officials in Washington he is working quickly to impro...
Anti-government protesters take camp in a main commercial shopping district causing shops and businesses to close down where they have occupied for more than a week in Bangkok, Thailand, 11 Apr 2010 An industry association warns Thailand's tourism bu...
A melon field is pictured at a farm in the village of Djilakh, 80km south of Dakar, Senegal on 22 Apr 2008 (file photo) African farmers are making more money producing organically grown crops for European markets, where demand for healthier food is g...
In a first for France, the Paris prosecutor's office has opened a probe into the management practices of French telecommunications giant France Telecom. The probe follows a wave of worker suicides at the company that has riveted the country. For some...
Dan Robinson | White House 11 April 2010 President Barack Obama walks to Blair House for a series of one-on-one meetings with some of the leaders attending the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Sunday, April 11, 2010, with Secretary of State Hil...
