History of the Summer of Love — 1967: Drugs

When I was a Resident Assistant at Berkeley in the early ’70s a local police officer…

History of the Summer of Love — 1967: Part 2, Sex

Science of the Summer Solstice

The word Solstice comes from the Latin solstitium meaning “Sun, standing-still.” This year the Summer…

History of Independence Day: Was the Declaration of Independence really signed on July 4, 1776?

Independence Day or the Fourth of July celebrates the adoption by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, of the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the…

History of The Beatles All You Need Is Love: 50 Years Ago

History of the Summer of Love — 1967: Part 4, Rock & Roll

History of D-Day: 73 Years Ago

Seventy-three years ago, on June 6, 1944 the Allies launched an offensive on the Normandy coast of France…

History of Father’s Day

[NOTE: I wrote a longer and more serious version of this article for CBS.com a couple of years ago. It has been…