Author: The Foundation for a Better Life
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Surgery without anesthetic?! It happened all the time before this man’s feat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Imagine going to the dentist knowing you are in for a lot of pain — without anesthesia. And imagine being a dentist who sees people in pain every day and can’t do anything about it.…
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The origins of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Major League Baseball faced a shutdown during World War II. Rosters were filled with old veterans and teenagers just to keep games alive. Naturally, the level of play declined. In those tight times, who would…
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The autobiography of a horse that changed the world
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Black Beauty is perhaps the most beloved horse of all time. The book named for him holds a special place in our hearts because it is narrated by Black Beauty himself, giving us impressive insight…
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Hunter Woodhall won state in the 400 meters with a blistering time of 47.64 seconds — without legs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Olympics always produces some of the most memorable images of the year, and the 2024 Paris event was no different. We love come-from-behind stories, we love our heroes, we love sportsmanship gestures between competitors…
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Whoever created the Loretto stairs in Santa Fe was a master craftsman
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Loretto Chapel, in the heart of Santa Fe, N.M., is built from warm earthen adobe, with a small nave and, above it, a choir loft. But at the beginning, the two weren’t connected. Legend…
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Carroll Shelby left his name on racetracks and cars all over the world
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At age 7, Carroll Shelby moved to Dallas. He was the son of working-class parents, balanced precariously on the poverty line. He had a leaky heart valve that reminded him that life could end any…
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The mystery and the maternal security of the world’s most famous painting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A smile is the most universally recognized language of friendship. It crosses cultures and bridges languages. It is the connection between friends and the bond between mothers and newborns. It is the first expression of…
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The tender relationship between two brothers is a beacon for us all. A StoryCorps moment that will make your day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rob Rigano lives in the town he grew up in on the East Coast, in New York. His older brother, Phil, lives in San Diego. The two are in their mid-50s now, and they got…
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Connie might have said there was nothing special about her. Her grandchildren and their friends will tell you a different story.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Connie would tell you she was not very good at choosing husbands. As a schoolteacher in South Carolina, she worked hard to ensure her students were up to grade level. She’d lived through the Great…
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Joe Rantz overcame childhood scarlet fever, abandonment and depression to become the oak-strong oarsman of the winning boat that shocked the world in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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In 1929, as the American economy crashed and one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, Joe Rantz stood on the planks of a dilapidated porch and watched his father, stepmother and younger brothers drive away. It was raining. Rantz was 15 years old. He had been taking care of himself for five years, tending his vegetable…