Berkeley Oral History Project Seeks Survivors Of Port Chicago Explosion
BERKELEY (KCBS) – Historians have launched a search to gather survivor accounts of a deadly World War II incident at a Contra Costa shipyard that contributed to the eventual desegregation of the...
View ArticleBest Ways To Celebrate Black History Month 2013 In The East Bay
Black History Month 2013 in the East Bay means celebrations of the lives and achievements of many individuals. Black success stories include chefs like Sarah Kirnon and vintners, international...
View ArticleBay Area Historians Gather Stories For Bay Bridge Project
BERKELEY (KCBS) — Some local historians and bridge workers are getting a bit sentimental on what they call the “end of an era” as the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge gets set to open. Ever since the...
View ArticleUC Berkeley Discovery Yields New Mark Twain Children’s Book
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) — More than a century after his death, Mark Twain’s publishing life continues. Doubleday Books for Young Readers announced Friday that it has acquired a fairy tale only recently...
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