Let's make this birthday one to remember.

64 years old (Born on December 14, 1960)

Happy Birthday, Douglas Brinkley! You're the only historian who can make Walter Cronkite smile from beyond and Jimmy Carter nod approvingly at your footnotes. Your award-winning biography of Cronkite didn't just earn you accolades—it proved once again that history isn't boring; it simply needed a better narrator.

From Rosa Parks to presidential legacies, you've chronicled America's story with wit and wisdom—making even CBS viewers pause their coffee sips mid-morning. May this birthday be as timeless as your prose, filled with laughter worthy of Vanity Fair pages—and may no one fact-check how many candles are on your cake!