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Jan 15, 2025 121 J.R.R. Tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien

The Storyteller Meanwhile Tolkien continued developing his mythology and languages. As mentioned above, he told his children stories, some of which he developed into those published posthumously as Mr. Bliss, Roverandom, etc. However, accor…
Jan 15, 2025 122 Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong

Comeback Astana Pro Team: 2009 4444l Armstrong announced on September 9, 2008, that he would return to pro cycling with the express goal of participating in the 2009 Tour de France. VeloNews reported that Armstrong would race for no salary …
Jan 15, 2025 123 Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus

Voyages Between 1492 and 1504, Columbus completed four round-trip voyages between Spain and the Americas, each voyage being sponsored by the Crown of Castile. On his first voyage, he independently discovered the Americas. These voyages mark…
Jan 15, 2025 124 Thomas Edison Thomas Edison

West Orange and Fort Myers Edison moved from Menlo Park after the death of his first wife, Mary, in 1884, and purchased a home known as 'Glenmont' in 1886 as a wedding gift for his second wife, Mina, in Llewellyn Park in West Orange, New Je…
Jan 15, 2025 125 Rashida Jones Rashida Jones

American business mogul Rashida Jones previously presided over MSNBC, a cable news network. There has never been a Black woman before her to head up a major cable news network. Background and schooling Jones was the eldest of three children…
Jan 15, 2025 126 John F. Kennedy Assassination John F. Kennedy Assassination

Lee Harvey Oswald left the Paine residence in Irving at about 7:15 a.m. on the morning of November 22, 1963, with Marina Oswald still in bed.145 Mrs. Paine and her were both unaware that he had left the home.146 Beside the Paine home, about…
Jan 14, 2025 127 Albert Einstein Albert Einstein

Marriages and children At age 13, when he had become more seriously interested in philosophy, Einstein was introduced to Kant's Critique of Pure Early correspondence between Einstein and Maric was discovered and published in 1987 which reve…
Jan 14, 2025 128 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln

Marriage and children Lincoln's first romantic interest was Ann Rutledge, whom he met when he moved to New Salem. By 1835, they were in a relationship but not formally engaged. She died on August 25, 1835, most likely of typhoid fever. In t…
Jan 14, 2025 129 Charles Darwin Charles Darwin

Early life and education Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on 12 February 1809, at his family's home, The Mount. He was the fifth of six children of wealthy society doctor and financier Robert Darwin and Susannah Dar…
Jan 14, 2025 130 Anne Frank Anne Frank

Time period chronicled in the diary 2222l Before going into hiding For her thirteenth birthday, Frank received an autograph book, bound with red-and-white checkered cloth and with a small lock on the front. Frank decided she would use it as…
Jan 14, 2025 131 John Lennon John Lennon

The date of the murder was December 8th, 1980. It was roughly five o'clock in the afternoon. Before leaving The Dakota with Ono for a recording session at the Record Plant on December 8, 1980, John Lennon signed a copy of Double Fantasy spe…
Jan 14, 2025 132 Leonardo Dicaprio Leonardo Dicaprio

In 2002, Leonardo DiCaprio was a leading man in the historical drama Gangs of New York, directed by Martin Scorsese and taking place in New York City's Five Points neighborhood in the middle of the nineteenth century. although Leonardo DiCa…
Jan 13, 2025 133 Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Prince Harry & Meghan Markle

Prince Harry Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, KCVO, ADC, is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne. Born i…
Jan 13, 2025 134 Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone

American actress Alicia Silverstone. She debuted in the 1993 thriller The Crush, for which she won the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance. She also became even more well-known as a teen idol after she starred in the musi…
Jan 13, 2025 135 Michael William Balfe Michael William Balfe

Irish composer Michael William Balfe is largely known for his operas, particularly The Bohemian Girl. After dabbling with the violin for a while, Balfe decided to sing opera as he composed music. His prolific career lasted over four decades…
Jan 13, 2025 136 Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau

Since 2015, Canadian politician Justin Pierre James Trudeau has served as the prime minister of Canada, making him the 23rd prime minister of the country. He has also led the Liberal Party since 2013. Ottawa, Ontario is where Trudeau was bo…
Jan 13, 2025 137 Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Austrian-American Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is most known for his appearances in blockbuster action blockbusters, but he is also a successful entrepreneur, ex-politician, and former professional bodybuilder. From 2003 until 2011, he w…
Jan 13, 2025 138 Tom Cruise Tom Cruise

Born on July 3, 1962, Tom Cruise spent his childhood in Syracuse, New York. Because of his father's job as an electrical engineer, Cruise and his family were constantly on the road, and he ended up attending twelve different schools. At age…
Jan 13, 2025 139 Jo-Carroll Dennison, the oldest surviving Miss America, dies aged 97

The oldest surviving winner of Miss America, Jo-Carroll Dennison, has died aged 97. Dennison, who held the title during World War II and broke with convention by refusing to wear a swimsuit onstage after the pageant, passed away at her home…
Jan 11, 2025 140 Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Bardot

A suspect was arrested Saturday in connection to the six unprovoked murders of men ages 21 to 54 over the last few months, the Stockton Police Department said. 1111L The Stockton Police Department announced that Wesley Brownlee, 43, was boo…
Jan 11, 2025 141 Woman with Covid-19 wakes up after weeks on a ventilator

(CNN) Bettina Lerman was on a ventilator for weeks after getting Covid-19 and hadn't responded to doctors' efforts to wake her from a coma when her family made the difficult decision to take her off of life support. 1111R They made funeral …
Jan 11, 2025 142 Afghan All-Girls Robotics Team Offered College Scholarships

There may be no force more powerful than maternal instinct. An Oklahoma mom, who’s come to think of some gifted Afghan girls as adopted daughters, has moved heaven and earth to help get the teens to safety since Taliban extremists retook Af…
Nov 21, 2024 143 A friend of Trump's claims that the next president has launched an aggressive coup in Washington

It seems President-elect Donald Trump has abandoned the blueprint for a peaceful transition of power and is instead starting a "hostile takeover" of the federal government.
Nov 19, 2024 144 U.S. Missiles Allegedly Fired into Russia by Ukraine: What Are They?

Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials have confirmed that on Tuesday, the Ukrainian military launched its first attack into Russia using American-made ATACMS missiles.
Nov 19, 2024 145 Woman Trapped Upside Down In A Cave For 7 Hours

Nov 19, 2024 146 Chappell Roan Chappell Roan

After a "stressful past few weeks," Chappell Roan announced her sudden withdrawal from this weekend's All Things Go Music Festival, citing the need to prioritize her health. The 26-year-old singer, whose queer pop career has taken off in th…
Oct 23, 2024 147 Who Will Win? The Biggest Upset would be Harris

In contrast to the 77% of the English who have an unfavorable impression of Trump, only 18% of voters hold a positive one. Sixty percent of people think Harris is great, while twenty-three percent think she's terrible.
Oct 21, 2024 148 Betty White Betty White

Oct 21, 2024 149 Michael Jackson Michael Jackson

Publicly charged and perhaps harmful social work In March 1991, Jackson surpassed Neil Diamond's Columbia Records contract renewal by signing a record-breaking agreement with Sony Records for $65 million. Dangerous, his eighth studio album,…
Oct 20, 2024 150 Green Party Jill Stein siphoning votes from Harris

In an effort to divert support from Vice President Kamala Harris, a number of Republicans are endorsing Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's far-fetched candidacy. Democrats are concerned that Stein would derail Harris's campaign…