Jul 22nd, 2005 · Friday marks the 50th anniversary of a landmark in gospel music, the Great Shrine Auditorium Concert. From member station WCBE in Columbus, Ohio, Jack Marchbanks has the story of how this concert has influenced and shaped gospel and secular music over the last five decades.
Jul 13th, 2005 · The landmark New Orleans eatery turns 100 this year. Locals and celebrities, U.S. presidents among them, have queued up for a table over the years at a bistro celebrated in a biography by two regulars.
Jun 29th, 2005 · Bright lights, big cities and neon... The signs that illuminate the landscape of many American cities were first seen in Los Angeles. Alex Cohen of member station KQED rides along on a tour that spotlights the neon landmarks of Los Angeles -- kicking off a Day to Day series featuring summer tours around America.
May 2nd, 2005 · Social scientist and educator Kenneth Clark died Sunday in New York at age 90. Clark and his wife Mamie were the originators of the famous doll studies on the harmful effects of racism on black children, cited in the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which struck down segregation in public schools.
Dec 6th, 2004 · A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court may determine whether wine makers can ship their product across state lines directly to consumers. NPR's John McChesney reports.
Oct 13th, 2004 · At 24, Hilary Hahn has already recorded landmark violin concertos with the world's great orchestras. She describes the meditative experience of playing Bach alone -- and of trying to sound like a bird with an orchestra.
Sep 19th, 2004 · This fall, Serendipity 3, the quirky dessert restaurant and boutique on New York's Upper East Side, celebrates its 50th year in business. Co-founder Stephen Bruce has written a book. He speaks with NPR's Liane Hansen.
Jul 3rd, 2004 · Pippin Ross sends an audio postcard from the Freedom Trail in Boston. She tags behind tourists as they wind down the two and a half mile path, noting the landmarks of revolutionary war history along the way.