By Danielle Daniels FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Lucille Frances Lawless MNZM (née Ryan; born 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, as D’Anna Biers on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series, and Lucretia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and associated series. Since […]
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Daily Almanac for Thursday, March 28, 2024; Opening Day for Major League Baseball!
By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The 2024 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 20–21 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres held in Seoul, South Korea before the regular season proper runs from March 28 to September 29. The 94th All-Star Game is planned for […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday, March 27, 2024
By Marie Reader FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress. Born in California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom Thunder Alley (1995), and went on […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
By Vickie Sellers CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS TODAY FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown‘s most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world’s best-selling girl […]
Daily Almanac for Monday, March 25, 2024
By Marisol Nicholson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sha’Carri Richardson (/ʃəˈkɛri/ shə-KERR-ee; born March 25, 2000) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters races. Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday, March 23, 2024
By Linda Loons FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976)[1] is an American actress. She played the title role in the drama series Felicity (1998–2002), which won her a Golden Globe Award, and later portrayed Elizabeth Jennings in the spy thriller series The Americans (2013–2018), which earned her nominations for several Primetime […]
Daily Almanac for Friday, March 22, 2024
By Mariana Smithfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the […]
Daily Almanac for Thursday, March 21, 2024
By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Soon after returning from France, Jefferson accepted President Washington’s invitation to serve as Secretary of State. Pressing issues at this time were the national debt and the permanent location of the capital. He opposed a national debt, preferring that each […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday, March 20, 2024
By StephanieLee Elliott FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday, March 19, 2024
By Danielle Daniels WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Glenda Veronica “Glenn” Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. In a career spanning over six decades, she has garnered numerous accolades, including three Tony Awards, three Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. She has been nominated eight times for an Academy […]
Daily Almanac for Monday, March 18, 2024
By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), better known by the stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two NAACP […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday, March 17, 2024; St. Patrick’s Day!
By Linda Loons FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Gary Alan Sinise (/sɪˈniːs/ sih-NEESS; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor of stage and screen, as well as a director, producer, musician, and humanitarian. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Megasportsnews.com!
By Linda Loons FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and Bishop in Ireland. Much of what is known about Saint Patrick comes from the Declaration, which was allegedly written by Patrick himself. It is believed that he was born in Roman […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday, March 16, 2024
By Linda Loons FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Norman Earl Thagard (born July 3, 1943; Capt, USMC, Ret.), is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, and can be considered the first American cosmonaut. He did this on March […]
Daily Almanac for Thursday, March 14, 2024
By Linda Loons FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans over 70 years, with 28 Grammy Awards won out of 80 nominations, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Jones came to […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday, March 13, 2024
By Linda Loons FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Anne Elizabeth “Annabeth” Gish (born March 13, 1971) is an American actress. She has played roles in films Shag, Hiding Out, Mystic Pizza, SLC Punk!, The Last Supper and Double Jeopardy. On television, she played Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing, Diane Gould on Halt […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday, March 12, 2024
By Linda Loons FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 […]
Daily Almanac for Monday, March 11, 2024
By Marie Reader FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland’s Opus, Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006. […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday, March 10, 2024: Ramadan Begins, Daylight Saving Time Begins and Mothering Sunday
By Vickie Sellers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist and actor. He is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championships and later founded his own […]
Actor, Singer Steve Lawrence dead at 88
By Marisol Nicholson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz; July 8, 1935 – March 7, 2024) was an American singer, comedian, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop vocal duo “Steve and Eydie” with his wife Eydie Gormé, and for his performance as […]