With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

Source: NPR "All Things Considered"

Roundup

12-31-69

'Sesame Street' Songwriter Bruce Hart Dies [2min]

The entertainment world has lost Bruce Hart, a lyricist who helped pen the words to the Sesame Street theme song, as well as the song "Free to Be... You and Me." Hart died this week at 68, succumbing to lung cancer.

Read entire article at NPR "All Things Considered"