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Four years ago, Dan Peterson was in his darkest days. His wife had just died, he was severely depressed, and was out grocery shopping for himself in Augusta, Ga., when he was spotted by four-year-old Norah Wood, who said, "Hi, old person!" and demanded a hug. The two struck up an unlikely friendship which continued through Norah's kindergarten graduation and weekly visits to his garden, with countless hugs along the way, even up to the day before Dan died last month at age 85. Steve Hartman revisits the friendship that touched the world, which offered a prescription for happiness.
In the 1990s "Riverdance," a boisterous celebration of Irish music and dance, became an unlikely show-biz phenomenon, with sold-out performances around the globe. Now it's back with a 25th anniversary show, headed for New York's Radio City Music Hall. Correspondent Mark Phillips talks with John McColgan and Moya Doherty, producers of the original "Riverdance" and its newest iteration, and with 22-year-old dancer Amy-Mae Dolan, who has never known a world without "Riverdance."
March 8, 1959 marked a key date in the careers of the irrepressible Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marx, for that was the day they appeared together for the last time on screen, on TV's "General Electric Theater" on CBS. Jane Pauley looks back at the careers of the comedy icons.
Whoever said "You snooze, you lose," never met Brian Halligan, CEO of a Boston-area tech company, who admits he sleeps on the job. And researchers say that can be a good thing: An afternoon nap has been found to improve performance, cognition and memory, and reduce frustration. Need proof? How about the 2013 Boston Red Sox, who put a nap room in the clubhouse, on their way to earning their World Series championship rings? Susan Spencer talks with Dr. Charles Czeisler, researcher Dayna Johnson, and "sleep historian" Roger Ekirch about the restorative effects of naps, how our sleep architecture has changed over time, and why sleep-deprived Americans spend almost $30 billion a year on items (from weighted napping blankets to odd-looking headgear) aimed at helping them catch some Zzzzzz.
The handy hand sanitizer has permeated society, but the path to market success was hardly free of pitfalls. Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis finds out the story behind Purell. Originally broadcast April 14, 2013.
From National School Breakfast Week to National Day of Unplugging, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports.
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Plum Island in Massachusetts, a winter home for owls. Videographer: Michael Clark.
At New York's Guggenheim Museum, a thought-provoking exhibition recently opened with virtually no art. Its subject? Rural spaces. "Countryside: The Future" is presented by a man famous for designing buildings that define urban skylines, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. He spoke with correspondent Seth Doane about how he re-envisioned cities like Rotterdam; immersed himself in the world of fashion; and developed his new show aimed at bringing focus to life beyond city limits.
Since 1982, Vanna White has demonstrated that no one reveals letters better than she. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with the "Wheel of Fortune" co-host about her 37 years revealing puzzles, her inauspicious audition, and filling in for Pat Sajak during his recent emergency surgery.
"Sunday Morning" marks the passing this week of noted figures in the fields of literature and science: adventure novelist Clive Cussler; NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose story was told in "Hidden Figures"; and theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson.
