Si Simmons, the oldest professional baseball player, died Oct. 29. He was 111 years old.
To say he “saw it all” might sound a little cliched, but just think for a moment.
Born in 1895, he witnessed some amazing things over the course of 100+ years, in no particular order:
Electric power as a staple of home [...]
Petra Cabot, an artist “best known for inventing the Skotch Cooler,” died at the age of 99 last week.
Imagine going through life, a talented painter and designer, and this is what you’re remembered for. When I went to day camp in the mid 1960s, I recall those little plaid carriers with the strap. They always [...]
