Henry Cram

As the Cold War fizzled out, Hollywood and the entertainment industry eclipsed aerospace as the main industry in Southern California. Yet, the possibilities of space were broadening. Mankind proved that the sky was not the limit it once imagined.

While it was an American team that first graced the surface of the moon, the message was clear that this was an achievement for all to share.

After the Second World War, the Soviet Union and the United States entered a period of heightened antagonism as jet propulsion made plane travel commonplace and a new American obsession took hold — space travel.

Southern California has hosted some of the biggest events in aviation and has been a hotbed of innovation in space travel since the industry’s birth. Its abundant blue skies hold aloft the American dream. We look back at some milestones through WWII.

By the 1950s, America was ready for space travel. Before anyone took the leap though, comic books, film and television were predicting humankind’s forays into the outer limits. Get a glimpse of yesteryear's ideas of space travel.

Truth is, making mac & cheese from scratch is not as intuitive as adding powder to hot water, but it also isnʼt as hard as you might think. So, ditch the blue box and learn once and for all how to make it the old-fashioned way. 

So what makes this the best salsa recipe? It just so dang easy! (And we've got a great clean up trick as well.)

In January of 1965, the top stars of the day came out to salute the launch of a new station, wholly devoted to cultural and educational television.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti stopped by KCETLink in mid 2014 to chat with our Departures team about the L.A. River revitalization plans. Garcetti also congratulated the station on 50 years of serving Los Angeles and Southern California.

You have been assigned (or maybe you even volunteered) to bring a cheese platter to the next big holiday feast. Now you're faced with cheese counters piled high with a variety of cheeses from all over the world: it can be rather overwhelming.