Kathleen Turner will star this spring as columnist Molly Ivins in the one-woman show Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, by Margaret and Allison Engel and directed by David Esbjornson. The world premiere, presented by the Philadelphia Theatre Company, will run March 19 to April 18.
"Johnson Space Center is home to the United States astronaut corps and is responsible for training astronauts from both the U.S. and its international partners. The center, originally known as the Manned Spacecraft Center, was constructed on land donated by Rice University and opened in 1963. On February 19, 1973, the center was renamed in honor of the late U.S. president and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson_Space_Center
February 17, 2010 "Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll." http://www.texastribune.org/stories/2010/feb/17/meet-flintstones/
This month marks 41 years since the conspiracy trial of CIA contract agent Clay Shaw. Jim Garrison was the New Orleans District Attorney whose investigation into President John F. Kennedy's assassination led to the trial. Despite overwhelming evidence brought to light since, Shaw remains the only person brought to trial in connection with the conspiracy.