Jan 3rd, 2009 · An 83-year-old icon of American journalism, Hentoff lost his job last Tuesday. Since 1958, he'd been a well-known fixture in New York City's Village Voice, writing about jazz and politics, among other topics.
Dec 16th, 2008 · In Jan. 1958 — more than a decade after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier — Willie O'Ree became the first black player in the National Hockey League. Now, 50 years later, he is the Director of Youth Development for the NHL's Diversity program.
Nov 29th, 2008 · Scott Simon talks to former New York Giants running back Frank Gifford about his new book, "The Glory Game: How the 1958 NFL Championship Changed Football Forever." The book is about the December 28, 1958 game between the Giants and the Baltimore Colts that is credited with turning football into America's sport.
Sep 12th, 2008 · Residents of Elkhart, Ind., have a choice. They can start digging holes all over town, or they can accept that their time capsule from 1958 is gone. Fifty years later, the city would like to dig it up, but there's no official record of its location. One resident remembers that it might be on a street corner where, unfortunately, the sidewalk was recently replaced. The city plans a new time capsule with better records of its location.
Sep 10th, 2008 · It's the 50th Anniversary of The Blob, one of a series of low-budget horror/sci-fi films that proliferated in the wake of the Cold War. The themes that made The Blob a hit in 1958 are still the ones that keep it in our consciousness today.
Aug 29th, 2008 · Ever since his 1958 live album from Chicago's Pershing Lounge, Ahmad Jamal has been recognized as a major force in jazz. In this program from 1985, Jamal reprises two signature pieces from that session in duets with Marian McPartland: "Poinciana" and "But Not for Me."
Aug 25th, 2008 · On Aug. 25, 1958, the first package of Chicken Ramen was sold in Japan, making today the 50th anniversary of the iconic instant meal. Momofuku Ando was much more than just a noodle inventor — he was a philosopher, too.
Jun 30th, 2008 · Alaska became the 49th American state on Jan. 3, 1959. But the state has already begun celebrations to mark June 30, 1958, when the U.S. Senate passed the Alaska Statehood Act. And with fewer than 1 million people, the state is in no danger of losing its unique flair.