Al Hunter’s Story Archive

The Feral Cats of Disneyland

February 6, 2014 | by Al Hunter

At last count, there were 35 official Walt Disney cats. Figaro, Lucifer, Cheshire, Bagheera, Shere Khan, Thomas O’Malley, Duchess, Tigger, Rufus, Oliver, Dinah, Mufasa, Simba, Nala, Scar, all of those Aristocats and who can forget Si and Am from Lady and the Tramp? “We are Siamese if you please.” (There’s … Read More

Richard Lawrence and Old Hickory

January 30, 2014 | by Al Hunter

Who is Richard Lawrence and why should you care? In the next few minutes I’ll introduce you to him, but as for caring, I’ll leave that up to you. Richard Lawrence was a house painter by trade. More importantly, he was the first known person to attempt to assassinate a … Read More

William H. Johnson, Citizen

January 23, 2014 | by Al Hunter

This past November, I shared with you a series of articles commemorating the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The speech is well known to most Americans and the words Mr. Lincoln spoke that day were once required memorization for every student in this country. The minutia surrounding the … Read More

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Indianapolis, Part 3

January 16, 2014 | by Al Hunter

On Dec. 12, 1958, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at the Cadle Tabernacle radio ministry in downtown Indianapolis just three months after narrowly escaping death while at a book signing in Harlem, New York on September 20. The attacker was an African-American woman named Izola Curry. Her weapon was … Read More

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Indianapolis, Part 2

January 9, 2014 | by Al Hunter

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was feeling good when he walked into Blumstein’s department store in Harlem on September 20, 1958 to sign copies of his new book, Stride Toward Freedom. King was a rising star in the burgeoning American Civil Rights Movement who was still basking in the glory … Read More