For Dylan, it seems, life is always the next gig. Changing pace and location are essential to his survival as an artist. Douglas Brinkley artistchangedylan Change image and share on social
The D-Day moniker wasn't invented for the Allied invasion. The same name had been attached to the date of every planned offensive of World War II. It was first coined during World War I, at the U.S. attack at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, in France in 1918. Douglas Brinkley allyattachattack share on social
Richard Kerry not only was a pilot in World War II, but was a civil servant. He did not come from money. Douglas Brinkley civilkerrymoney Change image and share on social
While the scars of the monstrous Civil War still remain, the wounds have closed since 1865, in large part, because of the civility of Grant and Lee. Douglas Brinkley civilcivilityclose Change image and share on social
One thing 'not right' on the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches is the sad fact that the Edmund Pettus Bridge hasn't been renamed the John Lewis Bridge. Douglas Brinkley 50thanniversarybridge Change image and share on social
While the old spiritual 'Slavery Chain Done Broke at Last' was sung by blacks in the hours following the Appomattox surrender, racism sadly continues to be a crippling national scourge. Douglas Brinkley appomattoxblackbreak Change image and share on social
New Orleans is just a microcosm of Newark and Detroit and hundreds of other troubled urban locales. Douglas Brinkley detroithundredlocale Change image and share on social
Usually, one day in a century rises above the others as an accepted turning point or historic milestone. It becomes the climactic day, or 'the day,' of that century. Douglas Brinkley acceptcenturyclimactic Change image and share on social
With the newspapers cheering, Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt chose a top-notch regiment of more than 1,250 men. They were first called Teddy's Texas Tarantulas and went through three or four other monikers until Roosevelt's Rough Riders stuck. Douglas Brinkley callcheerchoose share on social
When we settled our country, the dark forest was considered in some ways evil and something that you needed to plow or, later, bulldoze. We now have a new understanding of the interconnectedness of ecosystems and the need for bird flyways and why all species matter. Douglas Brinkley birdbulldozeconsider share on social