What do Walter Cronkite, Apache Kid, and Joseph Barbera have in common?
First, who’s who. Walter Cronkite reported news. He represents something or another to Baby Boomers. Apache Kid scouted for the U.S. Army and later became a symbol of Apache resistance. Joseph Barbera was 1/2 of the genius team Hanna-Barbera, the very folks behind some of the most loved cartoon characters including Fred Flintstone, George Jetson, Papa Smurf and Scooby Doo.
But back to the question… what connects all of these men?
Fact: all are men.
Fact: all are dead.
Fact: all had mothers.
Fact: none of them were members of the Hair Club for Men.
That last one I just threw in to see if you were paying attention. Give up? They are all recent additions to the American National Biography.
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