FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS John Anthony Aniston (born Yannis Anastassakis, Greek: Γιάννης Αναστασάκης, July 24, 1933 – November 11, 2022) was a Greek-born American actor. He was best known for his role as Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama series Days of Our Lives, which he originated in July 1985 and played continually for […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. She is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads, especially renowned for her work during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the […]

THE JACQUE VAUGHN FILE FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jacque T. Vaughn (born February 11, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He serves as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). NBA COACHING CAREER Vaughn was an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs from 2010 […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Frederick Hickman (October 17, 1956 – November 9, 2022) was an American broadcaster who was most recently anchor & managing editor for the evening newscast of the African-American cable news channel Black News Channel. He also had stints with CNN, TBS, YES Network, and ESPN. Born and raised […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Aaron Charles Carter (December 7, 1987 – November 5, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of the 21st century, with […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS CURRENT 2022 MLB SEASON The Phillies got off to a sluggish 22–29 start to the 2022 season. On June 3, the Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi and replaced him with bench coach Rob Thomson, who was named the team’s interim manager. The Phillies ended the 2022 season […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed The Killer, he was described as “rock n’ roll‘s first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century.” A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Metropolitan Police Department of the City of St. Louis (also known as the SLMPD or Metro) is the primary law enforcement agency for the U.S. city of St. Louis. According to the Mapping Police Violence dataset, SLMPD has the highest police use of deadly force per capita. The SLMPD union has […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Beverly Sills (May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an American operatic soprano whose peak career was between the 1950s and 1970s. Although she sang a repertoire from Handel and Mozart to Puccini, Massenet and Verdi, she was especially renowned for her performances in coloratura soprano roles in live opera and recordings. Sills was largely associated […]

Edward Teach (alternatively spelled Edward Thatch, c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain’s North American colonies. Little is known about his early life, but he may have been a sailor on privateer ships during Queen Anne’s War before he settled on […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth’s surface is made up of the ocean, dwarfing Earth’s polar ice, lakes, and rivers. The remaining […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Springhill mining disaster may refer to any of three deadly Canadian mining disasters that occurred in 1891, 1956, and 1958 in different mines within the Springhill coalfield, near the town of Springhill in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. In the 1891 accident, 125 died; in 1956, 39 […]

Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day.[1] It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966. […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a “bathing beauty revue”, the contest is now judged on competitors’ talent performances and interviews. As of 2018, […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (/ˈdaʊ/), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the oldest and most commonly followed equity indices. Many professionals consider it to be an inadequate […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Joyce Sims (August 6, 1959 – October 14, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, whose biggest hit single, “Come into My Life“, reached the top 10 in both the US Billboard R&B Chart and the UK Singles Chart in 1987/8. Sims died of unknown causes, at the age […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds untouchable records for wins (3,731), losses (3,948), and games managed (7,755). Mack’s victory total is 829 more […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track and field athlete and former wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS American Angler is a magazine dedicated to the subject of fly fishing, with an emphasis on cold water fisheries, published six times a year. It bills itself as a “how to, where to” magazine focusing on technical fly-fishing informational articles and explorations of new […]

Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (30 March 1950 – 14 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). He was appointed an OBE in […]