WBUR

With 'Into Thin Air,' author Jon Krakauer remembers the 1996 Everest disaster

In May 1996, a blizzard struck as multiple climbing teams were attempting to summit Mount Everest. Eight climbers were lost.

Inside the Lives of the Original “Hawaii Five-O” Cast, 46 Years After the Show Ended

One of the longest-running police procedural dramas of all time, 'Hawaii Five-o' ran for 12 seasons on CBS from 1968 to 1980 ...
American Songwriter

Born in Georgia on This Day in 1953, the Songwriter Who Overcame Blindness To Pen Hits for Don Williams, Alabama, and George Strait

Songwriter John Jarrard, who penned No. 1 hits for Don Williams and George Strait, would have turned 73 today.
PBS

John Muir (1838–1914)

Muir's three-night camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 could be considered the most significant camping trip in conservation history. John Muir was one of the earliest advocates of ...