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By Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s (NASA) ten field centers. Since December 1968, KSC has been NASA’s primary launch center of human spaceflight. […]

By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS David Hackett Souter (/ˈsuːtər/ SOO-tər; born September 17, 1939) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 until his retirement in 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat that had been […]

By Lady Williamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Arguably the most notable game of Head coach John Heisman’s career was the most lopsided victory in college football history. In 1916, Cumberland College ended its football program and attempted to cancel a scheduled game with Heisman’s Jackets. Heisman, […]

By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Joan Whitney Payson (February 5, 1903 – October 4, 1975) was an American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was also co-founder and majority owner of Major League Baseball‘s New […]

By Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Louisa May Alcott (/ˈɔːlkət, –kɒt/; November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo’s Boys (1886). Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos […]

By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Robert House Peters Jr. (January 12, 1916 – October 1, 2008) was an American character actor most noted for his roles in 1950s B movies and westerns. He is perhaps best remembered as the face and body of Mr. Clean in the Procter and Gamble cleaning […]

By Brenda June Temple   FROM www.almanac.com Month of October In the ancient Roman calendar, October was the name of the eighth month of the year. Its name comes from octo, the Latin word for “eight.” When the Romans converted to a 12-month calendar, they tried to rename this […]

By Lady Williamson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, which takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighbors, the Rubbles. It was originally broadcast on ABC from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, […]

By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson through Executive Order 11130 on November 29, 1963, to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy that had taken place on November 22, 1963. The […]

By Mona Hatfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to […]

By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known professionally as Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist. McKay was best known for hosting ABC‘s Wide World of Sports (1961–1998). His introduction for that program has passed into American pop culture, […]

By Brenda June Temple   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Yom Kippur Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר‎, Yōm Kippūr, [ˈjom kiˈpuʁ], lit. ’Day of Atonement‘) is the holiest day in Judaism and Samaritanism. It occurs annually on the 10th of Tishrei, corresponding to a secular date in September or early October. Primarily centered on atonement and repentance, the day’s main observances consist of full fasting and ascetic […]

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 […]