On February 3, 1959, a small plane crashed in an Iowa farm field during a snow storm took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. Gavin and Wyatt, the dogs, reflect at the small memorial existing at the end of a dirt road near Clear Lake, Iowa. You are invited to…
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Pete Seeger, Folk Music Icon And Activist, Dies At 94
Pete Seeger, “a tireless campaigner for his own vision of a utopia marked by peace and togetherness,” died Monday at the age of 94.
Nat Geo dawns on Crosscurrents 1/27
As the sun comes up over the mountain, you can join the National Geo birthday by tuning to Crosscurrents, 1/27 at 8 a.m.
English Parliament on Crosscurrents 1/20
The first English Parliament with elected representatives called by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester during the rule of King Henry III, convened in the gallery at Westminster on 20 January 1265.
Folk Festival 20-Year Retrospective 1/22
As part of KTOO’s 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re looking back at our history – which in many cases is the history of Juneau as well. On Wednesday, January 22nd, at 7 pm, we’ll feature a radio program looking back at the first 20 years of the Alaska Folk Festival.
Pie tin to flying disc on Crosscurrents 1/13
A bakery pie tin became a flying plastic disc when it began to be sold on January 13, 1957.