In 22 days, less than it takes to approve a business trip in peace time, Soviet engineers created a weapon. This weapon forced…
The German war machine was renowned for turning the chaos of war into an orderly system of standards and instructions. However, there was…
The green room at NBC Burbank felt unusually quiet that Tuesday evening in March of 1973. Lucille Ball sat on the leather couch…
The conference room at Paramount Studios felt too small, even though it was made to hold 20 people. It was late September 1961.…
The taping of the Tonight Show was meant to be just another normal night. It was a Tuesday evening in April 1973 and…
The green room at NBC in Burbank felt strange and tight that Thursday night in November 1972. Dean Martin sat on the familiar…
The heat in old Tucson was brutal, even at 7:00 in the morning. It was late June of 1959, and the cast and…
The phone call came on a Tuesday afternoon in March of 1974. It interrupted Dean Martin’s lunch with his wife, Jean, at their…
The green room at NBC’s studio in Burbank felt colder than normal. Though maybe that was just in Dean Martin’s head. It was…
The voice came from near the dumpsters. It was clear and strong, even though you could hear how tired it was. It was…