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Daily Almanac for Saturday July 12, 2025

By Tennille Ayers   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS   Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She first achieved fame as Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1993–1995), later coming to international prominence with her role as Charlotte “Chuck” Charles on ABC‘s Pushing Daisies (2007–2009), for which she received a nomination […]

2025 Deaths: Former MLB pitcher Joe Coleman at age 78

By Bianca Sierra   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS   Joseph Howard Coleman (February 3, 1947 – July 9, 2025) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as a pitcher from 1965 to 1982, including 15 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1965–70), Detroit Tigers (1971–76), Chicago Cubs (1976), Oakland Athletics (1977–78), Toronto Blue Jays (1978), San Francisco Giants (1979) and Pittsburgh […]

Daily Almanac for Saturday July 5, 2025

By Tennille Ayers     FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS   Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. […]

Controversial, but popular televangelist and Southern gospel legend, Jimmy Swaggart, dead at 90; cousin of singers Mickey Gilley and Jerry Lee Lewis

By Bianca Sierra     FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS   Jimmy Lee Swaggart (/ˈswæɡərt/; March 15, 1935 – July 1, 2025) was an American Pentecostal televangelist, pastor, media mogul, author and gospel music artist. Swaggart was ordained as a pastor by the Assemblies of God. He went on to become one of the most well-known televangelists in […]

Actor Joe Marinelli of General Hospital and Santa Barbara fame, dead at 68

By Bianca Sierra   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS   Joe Marinelli (January 21, 1957 – June 22, 2025) was an American actor.   Marinelli had guest-starring roles on various syndicated night-time series, including NYPD Blue, Lethal Weapon, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Desperate Housewives, Numb3rs, and Victorious. He also appeared in commercials and documentaries. Marinelli […]

Daily Almanac for Sunday June 22, 2025

By Hannah Jane Farron   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Donald Adeosun Faison (/ˈfeɪzɒn/; born June 22, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his leading role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC/NBC comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010), and a supporting role as Murray in both the film Clueless (1995) and the subsequent television […]