Aug 13th, 2008 · If not for a turn of history, Sunny Boy Kiefer would be included in an exalted group of swimmers, from Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe to Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps. Starting in 1935 when he was 17, Kiefer set backstroke records just about every time he jumped into the pool.
Jul 28th, 2008 · Shakespeare's tragedy — and Prokofiev's ballet — are plenty familiar, but critic Lloyd Schwartz says Mark Morris's new staging isn't: It's based on a forgotten manuscript recently discovered in Russia, and it's truer to Prokofiev's original intent.
May 21st, 2008 · From humble beginnings at the turn of the century, the pianist and bandleader rose to become an American success story. By 1935, Count Basie had passed through Harlem and arrived in Kansas City, primed to take his place among jazz royalty.
Jun 28th, 2007 · New tracks from 1930s Broadway and radio star Ruby Elzy have been released in a CD called Ruby Elzy in Song: Rare Recordings (1935-1942). Elzy's vocal talents brought her wide acclaim until her tragic death at the age of 35.
Apr 28th, 2007 · David Ginsburg, 95, retired Friday after seven decades of service in Washington. Ginsburg arrived in the capital in 1935, an idealistic young lawyer passionate about the possibilities of government. He worked on Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, clerked for Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and, later, was executive director of the Kerner Commission on race riots. Ginsburg says the decades haven't dimmed his enthusiasm.
Sep 18th, 2006 · At 785 feet long, the dirigible USS Macon was so big it could hold up to five fighter planes in its belly. The U.S. Navy airship crashed off the California coast in 1935. Now researchers want to take a look at the wreckage 1,000 feet below the surface.
Aug 22nd, 2006 · Clifton's Cafeteria, one of Los Angeles' oldest and largest restaurants, is a legacy of a very different era -- a place where Jell-O desserts are still king, and lunch specials come with a big dollop of kitsch.
Feb 24th, 2006 · The Nashville Symphony, conducted by John Mauceri, will perform Porgy and Bess tonight the way George Gershwin crafted it for its original premiere. It's the first time audiences will hear what the 1935 premiere sounded like -- the version Gershwin worked on before his death in 1937.