On Hallowed Ground: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

The history of a tiny plot of ground on which the renowned St. Jude Children's Research Hospital exists holds a truly remarkable story of suffering, happiness and intrigue. Since Hernando de Soto arrived there in 1541 AD and claimed the area in the name of Spain and the Catholic Church, events have occurred within this half mile that lead us to refer to it as "hallowed ground". The crowning glory came from afar in recent years when the son of Lebanese immigrants in Detroit, Danny Thomas, pr...