Steve Mencher

11 Things We Didn't Know Last Week

By Steve Mencher, June 04, 2014 05:41 PM

News, discoveries and ... fun

This Week in Boomer History: 'Born in the U.S.A' ... Bobby Kennedy Shot ... 'Tank Man'

By Steve Mencher, June 01, 2014 02:00 AM

Notable events from our shared experience

11 Things We Didn't Know Last Week

By Steve Mencher, May 28, 2014 05:35 PM

News, discoveries and ... fun

This Week in Boomer History: Deep Throat ... Michael Jackson ... 'Mrs. Robinson'

By Steve Mencher, May 25, 2014 02:00 AM

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India dies on May 27, 1964, at age 74, having served in the post since India's independence in 1947. His daughter Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi will also serve as prime minister of India; both are assassinated.

Older Americans Face Increasing Risk of Hunger

By Steve Mencher, May 22, 2014 05:24 PM

More than 15 percent of Americans over age 60 - some 9.3 million men and women - experienced the threat of hunger in 2012, according to a report just released by the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger. From the start of the recession in 2007 to 2012, the number of older people threatened by…

11 Things We Didn't Know Last Week

By Steve Mencher, May 21, 2014 05:27 PM

News, discoveries and ... fun

Does Google Owe You a 'Right to Be Forgotten'?

By Steve Mencher, May 19, 2014 09:00 AM

You might have grown up worrying that everything you did wrong would go on your "permanent record."

This Week in Boomer History: 'Pulp Fiction' ... Marilyn Monroe ... 'What's Going On'

By Steve Mencher, May 18, 2014 02:00 AM

Notable events from our shared experience

Casey Kasem Found; Judge Orders Hearing on His Health

By Steve Mencher, May 15, 2014 10:15 AM

Three days after a Los Angeles judge expressed concern about his whereabouts, radio icon Casey Kasem turned up in Kitsap County, Wash., where he appears to have been vacationing with his wife.

11 Things We Didn't Know Last Week

By Steve Mencher, May 14, 2014 05:10 PM

News, discoveries and ... fun