Tag: Kenneth Bridges
The Continuing Story of Dr. Margaret Pittman
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
Dr. Margaret Pittman was one of the great scientific minds of the past century. While she helped create vaccines for...
History Minute: Legacy of Veron Seay
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
Veron Seay was not a woman people will read about in the history books. She was not famous, but she...
History Minute: Scott Joplin
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s. Though...
History Minute: Bobby Newman
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
A commitment to God, country, and family for decades guided the path of one of the most well-liked South Arkansas...
History Minute: Henderson State University
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
In the 1880s, Arkadelphia was an ambitious community looking to its future. And the city decided that its future lay...
History Minute: Elias Nelson Conway
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
Elias Nelson Conway was the fifth governor of Arkansas. He presided over a prosperous two terms in office and was...
History Minute: John McClellan
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
The Arkansas River flows across four states, from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, across the plains of Kansas and Oklahoma,...
History Minute: William Grant Still
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
William Grant Still was a noted composer of popular and classical music. Though facing a difficult childhood, the Arkansan overcame...
History Minute: Dale Evans
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
Dale Evans spent decades as a star of the silver screen.
While her career was legendary in its own right, her...
History Minute: Gov. Francis Cherry
Kenneth Bridges | History Columnist
Political winds shift rapidly. In the 1950s, the Arkansas political winds swept up several promising politicians, including Gov. Francis Cherry....