By Annie Walker FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor and producer who has worked in film and on television. He is most known for playing Paco Aguilar in Blood In, Blood Out. He has also had supporting film roles in […]

By Mariana Smithfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Vanessa Anne Hudgens (/ˈhʌdʒənz/ HUJ-ənz; born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream media success. The success of the first film led […]

By StephanieLee Elliott FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Marie Dionne Warwick (/diˈɒn.ˈwɔːrwɪk/; born Marie Dionne Warrick; December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on Billboard‘s Hot 100 pop singles chart. […]

By Brenda June Temple   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS   Shirley Anne Field (born Shirley Broomfield; 27 June 1936 – 10 December 2023) was an English actress who performed on stage, film and television since 1955, prominent during the British New Wave. After a course at the Lucie Clayton School […]

By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Chesterfield Supper Club is an NBC Radio musical variety program (1944–1950), which was also telecast by NBC Television (1948–1950). The Chesterfield Supper Club appeared as a simulcast on NBC Television, beginning Christmas Eve, 1948, with a live performance by Perry Como. This was the beginning of Como’s long-standing […]

By Mariana Smith FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman-Maday (/sɪˈmoʊn/ or /sɪˈmoʊneɪ/, née Pearman; born December 10, 1985), also known mononymously as Raven, is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She has received several accolades, including five NAACP Image Awards, two Kids’ Choice Awards, three Young Artist Awards, and three Daytime Emmy Award nominations. In 2012, she was included on VH1‘s […]

By Lady Williamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Dame Judith Olivia Dench CH DBE FRSA (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress. Widely considered one of Britain’s greatest actresses, she is noted for her versatile work in various films and television programmes encompassing several genres, as well as for her numerous […]

By Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023) was an American screenwriter and producer who produced, wrote, created or developed over 100 shows.[1] Lear created and produced numerous popular 1970s sitcoms, including All in the Family (1971–1979), Maude (1972–1978), Sanford and Son (1972–1977), One Day at a […]

By Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Janine Turner (born Janine Loraine Gauntt; December 6, 1962) is an American actress best known for her roles as Maggie O’Connell in the television series Northern Exposure, as Jessie Deighan in the feature film Cliffhanger, and as Katie McCoy in Friday Night Lights. She is an […]

By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Beggars Banquet is the seventh British and ninth American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 6 December 1968 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records in the United States. It was the first Rolling Stones album produced by Jimmy Miller, whose […]

By Vickie Sellers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname “Prince of Darkness”. Born in Marston […]

By Vickie Sellers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Advent Sunday, also called the First Sunday of Advent or First Advent Sunday, among the Western Christian Churches, is the first day of the liturgical year and the start of the season of Advent. On the First Sunday of Advent, Christians start lighting their Advent wreaths, and […]

By Mariana Smith FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Nelly Kim Furtado ComIH (/fɜːrˈtɑːdoʊ/; Portuguese: [fuɾˈtaðu]; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 45 million records, including 35 million in album sales worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. Critics have noted Furtado’s […]

By Brenda Jane Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Bette Midler (/bɛt/; born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards and a Kennedy Center Honor, […]

By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Pong is a table tennis–themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released in 1972. It was one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, but […]

By Mariana Smith FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which […]

By Brenda June Temple Jean Knight (née Caliste; January 26, 1943 – November 22, 2023) was an American R&B and soul singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Launching her professional career in the mid-1960s, Knight was perhaps best known for her 1971 hit single, “Mr. Big Stuff” released by Stax Records. STAX RECORDS SUCCESS In early […]

By Lady Williamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, attorney, and diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to Australia since 2022. Kennedy previously served in the Obama administration as the United States ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017. She is a member of the Kennedy […]

By Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is a former American race car driver and current racing commentator for NBC. He is best known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999. He is the son […]

By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Robert Steven Ledley (June 28, 1926 – July 24, 2012), professor of physiology and biophysics and professor of radiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, pioneered the use of electronic digital computers in biology and medicine. In 1959, he wrote two influential articles in Science: “Reasoning […]