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Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 10-16
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoCelebrity birthdays for the week of March 10-16: March 10: Bluegrass musician Norman Blake is 86. Actor Chuck Norris is 84. Singer Dean Torrence of Jan...
Today in History: Jan. 1, Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoToday in History Today is Monday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2024. There are 365 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...
Today in History: March 12, Grant takes over Union armies
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoOn March 12, 2009, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty in New York to pulling off perhaps the biggest swindle in Wall Street history; he would be sentenced to 150 years behind ...
Today in History: September 20, Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in tennis 'battle of the sexes'
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoOn Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “battle of the sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, at the Houston Astrodome. In 1519, Portuguese ...