By Lady Williamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. An Olympic silver medalist, she achieved a number of historic firsts during her career, including becoming the first woman to play in an exhibition game in any of the major North American […]

Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James Joseph Tunney (May 25, 1897 – November 7, 1978) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1915 to 1928. He held the world heavyweight title from 1926 to 1928, and the American light heavyweight title twice between 1922 and 1923. A highly technical boxer, Tunney […]

By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Belize (/bɪˈliːz, bɛ-/ i, bih-LEEZ, beh-; Belize Kriol English: Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a water boundary with Honduras to the southeast. It has […]

By Zola Elder     FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian […]

By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Frank Shuman (/ˈʃuːmən/; January 23, 1862 – April 28, 1918) was an American inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer known for his work on solar engines, especially those that used solar energy to heat water that would produce steam. In 1892 […]

By Lady Wiliamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Dame Lesley Lawson DBE (née Hornby; widely known by the nickname Twiggy; born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging ’60s in London. Twiggy was initially known for her thin […]

By Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS David Dunbar Buick (September 17, 1854 – March 5, 1929) was a Scottish-born American Detroit-based inventor, widely known for founding the Buick Motor Company. He headed this company and its predecessor from 1899–1906, thereby helping to create one of the most successful nameplates in United […]

By Zola Elder William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry and co-founder of General Motors and Chevrolet. He created a system in which a company held multiple marques – each seemingly independent, with different automobile lines – bound under a […]

Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Roger Alan Craig (born 1976/1977) is an American game show contestant and computer scientist. He held the record for highest single-day winnings on the quiz show Jeopardy! from September 14, 2010 (surpassing Ken Jennings) to April 9, 2019 (when James Holzhauer surpassed him). In 2011, Craig returned to […]

By Lady Williamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sir Halford John Mackinder (15 February 1861 – 6 March 1947) was an English geographer, academic and politician, who is regarded as one of the founding fathers of both geopolitics and geostrategy. He was the first Principal of University Extension College, Reading (which became […]

By Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Hong Kong Disneyland (Chinese: 香港迪士尼樂園) (abbreviated HKDL; also known as HK Disneyland) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny’s Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is the first Disneyland in China. The Hong Kong Disneyland is located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and it is owned and managed by Hong Kong International […]

By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Charles A. Hufnagel, M.D. (August 15, 1916 – May 31, 1989) was an American surgeon who invented the first artificial heart valve in the early 1950s. Hufnagel was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and reared in Richmond, Indiana. His father was also a surgeon. He […]

By Zola Elder Patriot Day (United States) By presidential proclamation, Patriot Day is observed in the United States on September 11, or 9/11, in memory of the thousands who lost their lives as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United […]

By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776) was an American Patriot, soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British and executed. Hale is considered […]

By Lady Washington FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Marilyn Grace Bell Di Lascio OOnt (born October 19, 1937) is a Canadian retired long distance swimmer. She was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario and later swam the English Channel and Strait of Juan de Fuca. On September 8, 1954, at 11:07 pm, Bell […]

By Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Alecia Beth Moore Hart (born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American singer, songwriter and actress. During her teens, Pink was a member of the girl group Choice. Her first solo studio album, Can’t Take Me Home (2000), was […]

By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Gloria Gaynor (née Fowles; born September 7, 1943) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits “I Will Survive” (1978), “Let Me Know (I Have a Right)” (1979), “I Am What I Am” (1983), and her version of “Never Can […]

By Lady Williamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He was best known for his tropical rock music, which often portrays a lifestyle described as “island escapism”. Buffett recorded hit songs known as “The Big […]

By Lady Williamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Gayle Jenkins, Lady Jenkins (née Hunnicutt; February 6, 1943 – August 31, 2023) was an American film, television and stage actress. She made more than 30 film appearances. She is best remembered for the final three seasons of Dallas, from 1989 […]

By Lady Williamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Steven Scott Harwell (January 9, 1967 – September 4, 2023) was an American singer. Harwell served as the lead vocalist and frontman for the rock band Smash Mouth from its founding in 1994 until his retirement in 2021.  Before his retirement, he […]