Today is Big Bird’s 55th birthday — meet the Mass. man who gave him a soul
Even though he’ll be 6 forever, Sesame Street’s favorite yellow bird is technically turning 55 on March 20.Big Bird, an 8-foot, 2-inch, flightless-bird that may or may not be a canary, made his way onto television screens in November 1969 with his debut on “Sesame...