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By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS 2023 is the current year in parts of the world where the time zone is UTC+08:45 or earlier. It is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, […]

By Marie Reader TODAY’S ALMANAC Question of the Day Where did the dollar sign ($) for U.S. currency originate? The American colonists used both the British pound and the Spanish dollar as monetary units. The Spanish dollar, or piece of eight, predominated, as it was the international standard […]

By Vickie Sellers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom Cheers, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was nominated for more Emmy Awards for roles in […]

By Marisol Nicholson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Thomas Bolyn Smothers III (February 2, 1937 – December 26, 2023) was an American comedian, actor, composer, and musician, best known as half of the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick. In 2023, Smothers announced he had […]

By Marisol Nicholson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer and director. In a career spanning over four decades, Washington has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and two Silver Bears. He was honored with the Cecil […]

By Annie Walker FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Kamar de los Reyes (November 8, 1967 – December 24, 2023) was a Puerto Rican actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, and as Raul Menendez, the primary antagonist of the 2012 video […]

By Annie Walker FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed “the Wizard of Oz“, Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National League Gold Glove Award for defensive play at shortstop for 13 consecutive seasons. A […]

By Annie Walker FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Myron G. Nussbaum (December 29, 1923 – December 23, 2023) was an American actor and director. He married soon after he returned to Chicago following military service during World War II. His Army assignments included being chief of the message […]

By Mariana Smith FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ann Lennox OBE (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band the Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the […]

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By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. Since 1995, the band has consisted of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and Emily Strayer (vocals, guitar, banjo, Dobro). Maguire and Strayer, both née Erwin, founded the band in 1989 […]

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 23, 2023 ARIZONA CARDINALS at CHICAGO BEARS ARIZONA CARDINALS   Status Report   OUT WR Marquise Brown (heel), CB Bobby Price (quadricep), CB Garrett Williams (knee)     QUESTIONABLE S Andre Chachere (shoulder), LB Victor Dimukeje (foot), […]

By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American media personality, game show host, and producer. Seacrest co-hosted and served as executive producer of Live with Kelly and Ryan, and has hosted other media shows including American Idol, American Top 40, […]

By StephanieLee Elliott FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and the lead vocalist and one of three guitarists for the rock band Pearl Jam. He previously was a guest vocalist for supergroup Temple of the Dog, a tribute […]

By Danielle Daniels FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Lila Diane Sawyer (/ˈsɔːjər/; born December 22, 1945) is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime newsmagazine while at ABC News. During her tenure at CBS News, she hosted CBS Morning and was […]

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series 24 (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors […]

By Mary Reader FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Joanna Noëlle Levesque (born December 20, 1990), known professionally as JoJo, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She began performing in singing competitions and local talent shows as a child. In 2003, record producer Vincent Herbert noticed her after she competed on the […]

By Vickie Sellers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell (/ˈaɪlɪʃ/ EYE-lish; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single “Ocean Eyes“, written and produced by her brother Finneas O’Connell, with whom she collaborates on […]

By Marisol Nicholas Wright Brothers Day Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first recorded flight in history of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the biplane, which flew for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Orville was born in Dayton, […]