Famous Birthdays on June 9

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  16 minutes  |  3236 words  |  Kelle Repass

June 9 Calendar Birthdays 1 - 200 of 217 1508 Primož Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer, writer, and bible translator, born in Rašica, Duchy of Carniola, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1586) 1510 Nicolaas van Nieuwland, Dutch clergyman (1st Catholic Bishop of Haarlem. 1561-69), born in Maartensdijk, Bishopric of Utrecht, Holy Roman Empire (now Netherlands) (d. 1580) 1573 Henrik Hondius [De Hondt], Flemish-Dutch etcher and publisher (Effigies of some celebrated painters, chiefly of Lower Germany), born in Duffel, Flanders (d. [Read More]

Famous Polish People in History

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  16 minutes  |  3209 words  |  Martina Birk

Famous Polish People in History - On This Day List of Polish People 1016-07-25 Casimir I the Restorer, Polish nobleman (Duke of Poland, 1040-58), born in Kraków, Poland (d. c. 1058) 1030-07-26 Stanislaus, Polish clergyman (Bishop of Kraków, 1072-79), martyr, and Catholic saint, born in Szczepanowa, Kingdom of Poland, (d. 1079) 1459-12-27 John I Albert [Jan I Olbracht], Polish sovereign (King of Poland, 1492-1501; Duke of Głogów, 1491-98), born in Kraków, Kingdom of Poland (d. [Read More]

FBI finds hidden reports about singer's lesbian love affair

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  205 words  |  Tandra Barner

Numerous harassing and obsessive letters including a series of correspondences between Houston's handlers and a party that threatened Houston were discovered in the 128 page FBI file. A passage from an enclosed memorandum reads, "[Redacted] said [Redacted] told him that [Redacted] has knowledge of intimate details regarding Whitney Houston’s romantic relationships, and will go public with the information unless [Redacted] is paid $250,000. [Redacted] told [Redacted] client will sign a confidentiality agreement if [Redacted] is paid the $250,000. [Read More]

Film and TV History on March 8

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  196 words  |  Tandra Barner

March 8 Calendar 1949 WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KSWO TV channel 7 in Lawton, Oklahoma (ABC) begins broadcasting Two's Company 1953 Vernon Duke, Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn's musical revue "Two's Company", starring Bette Davis, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for, after 90 performances 1953 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, Ohio (NBC) begins broadcasting 1959 KUAT TV channel 6 in Tucson, AZ (PBS) begins broadcasting Golden Boy 1966 Lee Adams and Charles Strouse's musical adaptation of Clifford Odet's " [Read More]

Game of Thrones Effect Seen in Medieval Studies Scholarship

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  2028 words  |  Billy Koelling

When the next season of the hit HBO series Game of Thrones starts on Sunday, it will be a short one, with the last episode of this batch scheduled to air on Aug. 27. That fact may frustrate some eager to find out who will win the Iron Throne, but it’s good news for a particular subset of fans. After all, September is back to school season. As TIME first reported, Harvard will offer an undergraduate medieval studies course inspired by Game of Thrones this fall and Boston College is offering a graduate-level one in spring 2018 — just the latest examples of similarly themed courses offered at American schools ranging from the University of California, Berkeley to Virginia Tech, as well as universities overseas. [Read More]

Google Prototype Wearable Mimics 'Star Trek' Communicator

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  321 words  |  Patria Henriques

November 22, 2015 4:05 PM EST Google developed a prototype wearable device based on the communicator in Star Trek. In science fiction, Captain Picard and his crew used their lapel pins to talk to the artificial intelligence and crew onboard the Starship Enterprise. In real life, the search giant created a circular device with a built-in microphone and Bluetooth allowing it to connect to a smartphone. The prototype was described to TIME in an interview by Amit Singhal, the executive in charge of the firm’s search initiatives. [Read More]

Groundhog Day 2024: The Tradition's Surprising History

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  464 words  |  Patria Henriques

To the unfamiliar, Groundhog Day is perhaps one of America’s quirkiest traditions. Every Feb. 2, people wait for a large, furry rodent to see his shadow, and then predict the weather based on the animal’s actions. This year, Punxsutawney Phildid not see his shadow, citing calls of an early spring. But the winter holiday has a long history rooted in everything from early Christian traditions in Europe to 19th century American newspapers. [Read More]

Here is your first look at 'I Hate It Here'

 Posted on August 31, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  143 words  |  Tandra Barner

Set in Ibadan, Nigeria, the short film is centred on a precocious six-year old Funmike who decides to take matters into her own hands when her father’s relentless mistreatment of her mother becomes unbearable. Your first look at 'I Hate It Here' [Dammy Twitch] Pulse Nigeria The film stars Nollywood powerhouse Nse Ikpe-Etim alongside Toyin Oshinaike from Jolly Roger and Debo Macaroni. ADVERTISEMENT Based on the story Rat Killer by Chisom Okugini with cinematography by Muhammad Atta Ahmed, the project introduces Tiwalola Adebola-Walter as Funmike. [Read More]