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By StephanieLee Elliott   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jamie Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English celebrity chef, former restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Oliver reached the […]

By StephanieLee Elliott   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS David Cunningham Garroway (July 13, 1913 – July 21, 1982) was an American television personality. He was the founding host and anchor of NBC‘s Today from 1952 to 1961. His easygoing and relaxing style belied a lifelong battle with depression. Garroway has been honored for […]

By StephanieLee Elliott   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Grace Annie Lockhart (22 February 1855 – 18 May 1916) was the first woman in the British Empire to receive a Bachelor’s degree. She formally enrolled in Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada in 1874 and graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science and English Literature on […]

By StephanieLee Elliott   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Gary Rich Burghoff (born May 24, 1943) is an American actor who is known for originating the role of Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character Corporal Walter Eugene “Radar” O’Reilly in the film M*A*S*H, as well as the TV […]

By StephanieLee Elliott   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Apolo Anton Ohno (/əˈpɒloʊ ˈæntɒn ˈoʊnoʊ/; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics and […]

By StephanieLee Elliott FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS SS Robin Moor was a United States cargo steamship that was built in 1919 and sunk by a U-boat in May 1941, several months before the US entered World War II. The U-boat allowed the passengers and crew to launch her lifeboats and abandon ship with no loss […]

By StephanieLee Elliott FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed “Smoke“, is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, and current NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. He also competes in NHRA. He is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005), one as owner/driver […]

By StephanieLee Elliott   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (/ˈtaʊnzənd/; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. His aggressive […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is credited for pioneering the neotraditional country style in the 1980s, famed for his authentic cowboy image and roots-oriented sound at a time when the Nashville music […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS In the United States, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May. It falls near the end of Armed Forces Week, which begins on the second Saturday of May and ends on the third Sunday of May (the fourth […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Dabney Wharton Coleman (January 3, 1932 – May 16, 2024) was an American actor. Coleman’s best known films include 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1981), Tootsie (1982), WarGames (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), You’ve Got Mail (1998), Inspector Gadget (1999), Recess: School’s Out (2001), Moonlight Mile (2002), and Rules Don’t Apply (2016).[2] Coleman’s […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (born 17 May 1961) known mononymously as Enya, is an Irish composer and singer-songwriter. Enya is the best-selling Irish solo artist, with an estimated 80 million albums sold worldwide, and the second-best-selling music act from Ireland overall, after the rock band […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS David Paul Boreanaz (/bɔːriˈɑːnəs/; born May 16, 1969) is an American actor, television producer, and director known for playing the roles of vampire-turned-private investigator Angel on The WB/UPN supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004); FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, a homicide investigator, on the Fox television crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones (2005–2017); […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15, 1969) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, 13 as a member of the Dallas Cowboys and 2 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Among other accolades, he is the league’s all-time […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Megan Parker on the sitcom Drake & Josh (2004–2007) and Carly Shay on the sitcom iCarly (2007–2012) and its revival run (2021–2023), the latter of which she executive produced. She also […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but had been playing the saxophone since before he […]

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Stevland Hardaway Morris (/ˈstiːvˌlənd/; né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American-Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, […]

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By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Kim Victoria Fields-Morgan (née Fields, formerly Freeman; born May 12, 1969) is an American actress and director. She first gained fame as a child actress on the television series Good Times (1978–1979), and rose to greater prominence for her role as Dorothy “Tootie” Ramsey in the NBC sitcom Diff’rent Strokes (1979–1981), as […]