Rene Carpenter Writer and TV host
Rene Carpenter was the last of the first “Astronaut Wives Club”.
From This is True for 26 July 2020
Volume 9
2020-2021
Joanna Cole Children's author
Cole created the Magic School Bus with Ms Frizzle, the bestselling science children’s book series of all time.
From This is True for 19 July 2020
Flossie Wong-Staal Scientist
She excelled in high school science, and was urged by her teachers to go to school in the United States.
From This is True for 12 July 2020
Ronnie and Donnie Galyon Record-setters
At 68 years, 250 days old, they firmly set the record for the oldest conjoined twins ever.
From This is True for 5 July 2020
Blaine Kern Sr. Float artist
Blaine developed double-decker floats, multi-unit floats, and animatronics that are popular in floats today.
From This is True for 28 June 2020
David Perlman Science Reporter
Perlman loved his job so much he didn’t retire until he was 98.
From This is True for 21 June 2020
Rudi Hoenson The grateful
Hoenson learned one lesson the hard way: “Don’t dwell on the past.”
From This is True for 31 May 2020
Randy Falcon Accordion maker
Falcon was good at making and tuning instruments because he played them himself.
From This is True for 24 May 2020
Ann K. Mitchell Codebreaker
She was recruited to break Germany’s Enigma code machine.
From This is True for 17 May 2020
Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite Monuments Man
Their mission: find, repair, and return cultural treasures looted by Nazi Germany.
From This is True for 10 May 2020