Christine McFadden was a successful veterinarian and mother of four children. Her oldest daughter, Melanie, was a ballet dancer, her sons Stanley and Stuart were both star athletes, and 5-year-old Michelle had dreams of becoming a veterinarian like her mom.
Nothing could have prepared Christine for the tragic events that unfolded on the morning of March [...]

Rudy lives by a simple motto: A Brave Heart is a Powerful Weapon. He was born with rare, multiple birth defects – a combination of crippling Pterygium Syndrome, a clubfoot, webbed fingers on both hands, and a cleft lip and palate. His legs would not straighten from the knee and he was forced to crawl [...]

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (a registered 501c3 public charity) is a unique foundation that evolved from a young cancer patient’s front yard lemonade stand to a nationwide fundraising movement to find a cure for childhood cancer. Since Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004) set up her front yard stand at the age of four, more than $10 [...]

On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria. (Go to article.)
1519 Artist Leonardo da Vinci died.
1670 The Hudson Bay Co. was chartered by England’s King Charles II.
1863 Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was accidentally wounded by [...]