FBM75: Buchmesse Veterans Recall 'Frankfurt Moments'
The industry in Frankfurt's 75 years has changed, a lot. But some faithfully recall their personal highs – those 'moments' at Buchmesse.
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The industry in Frankfurt's 75 years has changed, a lot. But some faithfully recall their personal highs – those 'moments' at Buchmesse.
More than 50 veterans from World War II braved the chilly, windy air along the northern French coastline to salute their fallen comrades on Tuesday, the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
February is Black History Month and I can’t help but think back on all the influential veterans I’ve met over the years that have endured a hardship that I can only imagine. Beyond fighting for our country, some of the very people that we owe gratitude to also had to fight through racial inequality, a fight that many are still carrying on today. Last fall, I sat down with Clermont resident Daniel Keel, a World War II triple-rated Tuskegee pilot, navigator and bomber, who was drafted in Sept. 1943. “The Tuskegee Airmen showed the world that if a negro was given the opportunity with ...
Ulf Andersen/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Author Patricia Highsmith, who was known for her psychological thrillers including 1950's Strangers on a Train and the Tom Ripley series, believed that life “didn’t make sense without crime in it.” Throughout her career, she published nearly two dozen novels and several short stories, many of which have been adapted for other mediums. Highsmith's works are still widely read and appreciated today because of their uniquely “modern feel,” making other writers’ works appear dated in comparison. Here are a few interesting facts about Patricia H...