APRIL 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
Forty-four years ago, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot to death in Memphis, Tennessee.
Watch this American Experience clip of King describing the teachings of the nonviolence movement.
King also shares his thoughts on Malcolm X’s criticism and President Kennedy’s strides to help the Civil Rights Movement.
It was good to be his neighbor
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISTER ROGERS!
PBS legend Fred Rogers would have been 84 years old today. He passed away in 2003.
Fred Rogers was a pioneer in children’s television who created a place where children feel safe, respected and cared for.
For more than forty years Mister Rogers has served as a trusted guide to help children learn about themselves, their neighbors and the world around them.
Watch vintage Mister Rogers clips on PBS Video.
Perfect!
Free Bates. It was only a matter of time before this shirt happened. You can get them here.
Is there life after Downton??
Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Joanne Froggatt and Jessica Brown-Findlay photographed by Julian Broad for InStyle UK, March 2012
Dressing for the Finale
Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and Jessica Brown-Findlay photographed by Jason Bell for Vogue UK, August 2011.
I’m not ready to leave Downton
The grounds of Highclere Castle, the set of Downton Abbey, photographed by Jennifer Livingston, Town & Country February 2012
Think You Know Everything About Downton Abbey?
Check out this brand new infographic “10 Facts About Downton Abbey.”
Strands of Pearls also celebrates some of my favorite things- curling up with a book that makes you forget which century you are in, watching any Cary Grant movie, reading cookbooks, poking through antique shops in search of whatever you are collecting this week, planning the perfect getaway, buying a new bag, redecorating your home and maybe even your life...and oh if you are going to spend time with me, there is a good chance you will be knitting!
Please come visit when you can. I will share my favorite finds from my favorite places in life to play. All things irresistible, inspiring and full of joy!
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When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.
Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner
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