Dan Shomron Entebbe raider
“We were busy in those days to convince the world that one does not bow to terrorism.”
From This is True for 24 February 2008
public service
Cops, firefighters, medics, soldiers, and similar
Lee Sherman Dreyfus Egalitarian governor
Dreyfus understood what the Republican Party was supposed to embody.
From This is True for 30 December 2007
Herbert Saffir The well-structured
Saffir thought hurricanes should be Categorized.
From This is True for 18 November 2007
Oliver W. Hill Civil rights attorney
“His life’s work was predicated on the simple truth that all men and women truly are equal.”
From This is True for 5 August 2007
Melvin Lane Conservationist
Lane insisted on making businesses operate sustainably.
From This is True for 29 July 2007
Eugene B. Fluckey Super Skipper
Fluckey received the Medal of Honor for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity.”
From This is True for 24 June 2007
Robert M. Warner Archivist
Warner pushed for the National Archives to be non-political.
From This is True for 29 April 2007
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Madame Ambassador
The only woman on President Ronald Reagan’s National Security Council.
From This is True for 3 December 2006
Allen Carr Anti-smoker
Carr figured out an “easy” way to quit smoking, but his government wouldn’t even test his method until well after he died …and found out he was right.
From This is True for 26 November 2006
Joseph Kauffman Public servant
Kauffman was the Peace Corps’ first Director of Training.
From This is True for 1 October 2006