In 2004 Dan Rather tarnished his career forever with a much-criticized report on George W. Bush’s National Guard service. Eight years later, the story behind the story can finally be told: what CBS’s top-ranking newsman did, what the president of the United States didn’t do, and how some feuding Texas pols got the whole ball rolling.
Rani Lakshmibai, the heroic queen depicted in the Bollywood hit 'Manikarnika', became a folk hero when she took on the British East India Company in 1858
Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose’s men loved him so dearly, they raised funds, along with local Jewish leaders, to build a hospital The General Rose Memorial Hospital, now known as Rose Medical Center to honor the general who gave his life on the battlefield.
The Colorado Sun Editor Larry Ryckman joins us to talk about the battle over Hughes Memorial Stadium and long-delayed recognition for a Colorado WWII soldier.