FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Richard Treat Williams (December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2023) was an American actor. Known for his work in film, television, and theatre, he came to prominence with his appearances in the 1979 films Hair and 1941. He was known to television audiences for his portrayal […]

  FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (Persian: حسین خسرو علی وزیری, romanized: Hossein Xosrô ‘Ali Vaziri; March 15, 1942 – June 7, 2023), better known by his ring name The Iron Sheik, was an Iranian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. He was the first, and thus far only, Iranian […]

      FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Roger Craig died in San Diego on June 4, 2023, at the age of 93. Roger Lee Craig (February 17, 1930 – June 4, 2023) was an American pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati […]

  FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS On June 8, 2023, Robertson died at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, at the age of 93. Marion Gordon “Pat” Robertson (March 22, 1930 – June 8, 2023) was an American media mogul, religious broadcaster, political commentator, presidential candidate, and Southern Baptist minister. Robertson advocated a conservative Christian ideology and […]

    FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Spanish: Base Naval de la Bahía de Guantánamo), officially known as Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or NSGB, (also called GTMO, pronounced Gitmo as jargon by members of the U.S. military) is a United States military base located on 45 square miles (117 km2) of land and […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Tina Turner (November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was an American-born and naturalized Swiss[a] singer, dancer, actress and author. Widely referred to as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll“, she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland, and reputation for his womanising and hedonistic personal life. His […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Theta Xi (ΘΞ) is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity. It was founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) on April 29, 1864. Of all the social fraternities today, Theta Xi was the only one founded during the Civil War. Its Grand Lodge is headquartered in […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James Montgomery Doohan (/ˈduːən/; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005) was a Canadian actor and author, best known for his role as Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan’s characterization of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise was one of the most recognizable […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Arbor Day (or Arbour Day in some countries) is a secularday of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season. FIRST AMERICAN ARBOR DAY st […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an American broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, lawyer, and politician. Born in London, England, during World War II to refugees escaping the Holocaust, Springer was raised in Queens, New York City. He attended Northwestern University School of Law, qualified […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It was a category One World’s Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of the most successful World’s Fairs of the […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS William Shakespeare (bapt. 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon” (or simply “the Bard”). His […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte was best known for […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Leonard Gordon Goodman (25 April 1944 – 22 April 2023) was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator. He appeared as head judge on the UK television programme Strictly Come Dancing, where various celebrities compete for the glitter ball trophy, from its […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS John Barry Humphries AO CBE (17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author, satirist and drag artist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. For his delivery of Dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, his biographer […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, read left to right in rows or downward […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS “La Marseillaise” is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled “Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin” (“War Song for the Army of the Rhine“). The French National […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at […]