Having been born in Louisiana in 1961 I was too young to now clearly remember the desegregation battle that was fought in the South during the middle 20th century. Naturally I was taught about this in school, but there is a difference between learning some historical facts and actually being witness to such happenings. I am watching a program on the local PBS channel that I haven't seen before. I think that it is titled "Eye On The Prize". It's a very detailed account of the various battle...

I'm watching a fascinating program on the History Channel about ancient Crete and the Minoan society that flourished there some 3,500 years ago. They believe the city on the central island of Santorini fits Plato's description of Atlantis. Seems reasonable to me bassed upon the evidence they have excavated. Those people were thousands of years ahead of their time. Three and four story buildings, every house having hot and cold running water as well as a highly technically advanced sewage s...