Entertainment

Daily Almanac for Wednesday, November 24, 2021; Day 328 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Noriyuki “Pat” Morita (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005)[1] was a Japanese-American actor and comedian. He was known for his roles as Matsuo “Arnold” Takahashi on Happy Days, Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid film series, Captain Sam Pak on the sitcom M*A*S*H, Ah Chew in Sanford and Son, Mike Woo in The […]

Daily Almanac for Friday, November 19, 2021; Day 323 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛtsõ (w)ɐˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nɐsiˈmẽtu]; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé ([peˈlɛ]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled “the greatest” by FIFA, he was among the most […]

Daily Almanac for Thursday, November 18, 2021; Day #322 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS DeSoto (sometimes De Soto) was an American automobile marque that was manufactured and marketed by the DeSoto division of Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to the 1961 model year. More than two million passenger cars and trucks bore the DeSoto brand in North American markets during its existence. Termination […]

Daily Almanac for Wednesday, November 17, 2021; Day 321 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS All My Children (often shortened to AMC) is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, […]

Daily Almanac for Wednesday, November 16, 2021; Day 320 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta,[7] was an Albanian–Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for […]

Daily Almanac for Monday, November 15, 2021; Day 319 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Love Me Tender is a 1956 American musical Western film directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956. The film, named after the song, stars Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley in his acting debut. As Presley’s movie debut, it was the only time in his acting […]

Daily Almanac for Saturday, November 13, 2021; Day 317 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS In 1960, there was another racially charged public controversy when Davis married white, Swedish-born actress May Britt in a ceremony officiated by Rabbi William M. Kramer at Temple Israel of Hollywood. While interracial marriage had been legal in California since 1948, anti-miscegenation laws in the U.S. still stood […]

Daily Almanac for Friday, November 12, 2021; Day 316 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Joseph “Joe” Coors, Sr. (November 12, 1917 – March 15, 2003), was the grandson of brewer Adolph Coors and president of Coors Brewing Company. Brewing career After graduation, he began work in the Coors Porcelain Co., the porcelain business that helped the company survive Prohibition. With his brother William Coors (whose desks […]

Daily Almanac for Thursday, November 11, 2021, Veterans Day; the 315th Day of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces (who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable). It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in […]

Daily Almanac for Monday, November 8, 2021; Day 312 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS George Alexander Trebek OC (/trəˈbɛk/; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality. He hosted the syndicated general knowledge quiz game show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020. Trebek also hosted a number of other […]