FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Georgetown University is a private research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789 as Georgetown College, the university has grown to comprise eleven undergraduate and graduate schools, including the Walsh School of Foreign Service, McDonough School of Business, Medical School, Law School, and a campus in Qatar. The school’s main campus, on a hill […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS “Thriller” is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released by Epic Records in the UK on November 5, 1983, and in the US on January 23, 1984, as the seventh and final single from his sixth studio album, Thriller. “Thriller” is a funk song produced […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS FIGHTS AGAINST SONNY LISTON By late 1963, Clay had become the top contender for Sonny Liston’s title. The fight was set for February 25, 1964, in Miami Beach. Liston was an intimidating personality, a dominating fighter with a criminal past and ties to […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS USS Osmond Ingram (DD-255/AVD–9/APD-35) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Gunners Mate First Class Osmond Ingram, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor. Osmond Ingram decommissioned at Philadelphia 8 January 1946, was struck from the Navy List 21 January 1946, and was sold for scrapping […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent (the six weeks of penitence before Easter). Ash Wednesday is observed by Catholics in the Roman Rite, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, Methodists, Nazarenes, as well as by some churches in the Reformed tradition (including certain Congregationalist, Continental Reformed, and Presbyterian churches). Ash Wednesday […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Billy Joe “Red” McCombs (October 19, 1927 – February 19, 2023) was an American businessman. He was the founder of the Red McCombs Automotive Group in San Antonio, Texas, a co-founder of Clear Channel Communications, former chairman of Constellis Group, a former owner of the San Antonio Spurs, San Antonio Force, Denver Nuggets, […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Richard Jay Belzer (August 4, 1944 – February 19, 2023) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, and author. He was best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/​Sergeant, and DA Investigator John Munch, whom he portrayed as a regular cast member on the NBCpolice […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Swan Lake (Russian: Лебединое озеро, tr. Lebedinoye ozero, IPA: [lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə] listen (help·info)), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular ballets of all time. The scenario, initially in two acts, was fashioned from Russian and German folk […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston; October 1, 1938 – February 18, 2023) was an American actress and model. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in films such as Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), The Nutty Professor (1963), The Courtship of Eddie’s Father (1963), The Silencers (1966), Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968), The […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Carl Trumbull Hayden (October 2, 1877 – January 25, 1972) was an American politician. Representing Arizona in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1969, he was the first U.S. Senator to serve seven terms. Serving as the state’s first Representative for eight terms before entering the Senate, Hayden […]

TODAY’S ALMANAC Question of the Day What is the incubation period of a chicken egg? The incubation period is 21 days. Advice of the Day Never descend to flatter or withhold a deserved compliment. Home Hint of the Day To tighten a glass doorknob that is loose and […]

TODAY’S ALMANAC Question of the Day When I was young and it would rain while the sun was shining, someone might say, “The Devil is beating his wife.” Where did this saying come from? We think that the saying originated in Hungary, and in the United […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jo Raquel Welch (née Tejada; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Loons (North American English) or divers (British / Irish English) are a group of aquatic birds found in much of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae and order Gaviiformes /ˈɡævi.ɪfɔːrmiːz/. DESCRIPTION Loons, which are the size of large ducks or small geese, resemble these birds in shape when swimming. Like ducks […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Double Dutch is a game in which two long jump ropes turning in opposite directions are jumped by one or more players jumping simultaneously. It is believed to have originated among Dutch immigrants in New York City, although it has been a popular school playground […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Mirai Aileen Nagasu (長洲 未来, Nagasu Mirai, born April 16, 1993) is an American figure skater. She is a 2018 Olympic Games team event bronze medalist, three-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2011 and 2017), the 2007 JGP Final champion, a two-time World Junior medalist (silver in 2007, bronze in 2008), and […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Burt Freeman Bacharach (/ˈbækəræk/ BAK-ə-rak; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. He composed hundreds of pop songs from the late […]