That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!

Neil Armstrong

On August 5, 1930, in the small town of Wapakoneta, Ohio, a boy named Neil Alden Armstrong was born. He was quiet, curious, and loved to build model airplanes. His father took him on his first airplane ride when he was just six years old. Neil never forgot that moment — the sound of the… Continue reading That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away!

Elvis Presley

In the small town of Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935, a boy was born in a humble two-room house, his arrival as twin to a stillborn brother. His name was Elvis Aaron Presley — a name that, in time, would echo across the world like a golden chord struck in the heart of rock… Continue reading Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away!

Give every day a chance to become the most beautiful day in your life!

Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to the world as Mark Twain, was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri — the same year Halley’s Comet blazed across the skies. Early Currents Twain grew up in Hannibal, a sleepy Mississippi River town that would one day inspire the fictional St. Petersburg in The Adventures of Tom… Continue reading Give every day a chance to become the most beautiful day in your life!

We didn’t know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent!

Ruth Handler in 1961.

Ruth Marianna Mosko was born on November 4, 1916, in Denver, Colorado, to Polish-Jewish immigrants. The youngest of ten children, Ruth was raised primarily by her older sister after her mother fell ill. Her early life was shaped by the immigrant spirit—grit, resourcefulness, and ambition. She would later say: “My whole philosophy of Barbie was… Continue reading We didn’t know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent!

In a world that moves too fast, Hachikō stood still—waiting, believing, loving!

Hachiko at Shibuya Station around 1933.

Hachikō (ハチ公), an Akita dog born on November 10, 1923, in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan, became a national symbol of loyalty and devotion. In 1924, a professor of agriculture at Tokyo Imperial University, Hidesaburō Ueno, adopted a golden-furred Akita puppy from the snowy prefecture of Akita. The dog was named Hachikō—“Hachi” meaning eight (a number… Continue reading In a world that moves too fast, Hachikō stood still—waiting, believing, loving!