Cold War Era (1946–1991)

Jane Ace, a radio actress whose birth name was Jane Epstein and who was known professionally as Jane Sherwood, was…

Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, whose foghorn voice earned him his nickname, was a masterful,…

Arthur Aull, who edited the Lamar Democrat from 1900 until his death in…

The Baby Tooth Survey was formed in 1958 by the Committee of Nuclear Information, a grassroots organization that…

Twice elected mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, and known as “Chief” to tens of thousands of Boy Scouts across…

Pitching immortal Satchel Paige, noted for his tall tales as much as his pitching, claimed that James “Cool Papa”…

The Ben Bolt Theatre was a spectacular building that stood for half a century as a notable…

Robert Russell Bennett was born on June 15, 1894, in Kansas City, Missouri, the only son of…

Kenneth Brown Billups Sr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 14, 1918, the son of…

DeVerne Lee Calloway was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 17, 1916. She attended LeMoyne…