She also won three gold medals, in the 100- and 200-meter individual events and the 4 x 100-meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Rudolph was acclaimed the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a ...
Hudson went to a dermatologist to have a blemish on his neck checked out. It turned out to be Kaposi sarcoma, a cancer frequently found in AIDS patients, and the actor cried for a week. When he eventually died, it wasthe first high-profile celebrity deathopenly associated with the disease...
Born on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California, Zendaya grew up with a keen interest in performing arts, which was influenced by her parents' professions. Her mother, Claire Stoermer, worked as the house manager for the California Shakespeare Theater, while her father, Kazembe A...
According toHoroscope.com, the Libra season kicks off on Sept. 23 and runs through Oct. 22. This means that anyone who was born during that time frame is considered to have the Libra zodiac sign. What Is a Libra? Libras are an air sign and can sometimes have their heads in the clouds...
of the graveyard was dug up during the 19thcentury during various expansions of the station, so many of these bodies have already disappeared. Apparently when his widow died in 1852, her sister looked for the grave but couldn’t find it. The first expansion of Euston Station was then ...
Leal was 16 when Batista, having made millions from bribes from mafia-run casinos, fled into exile on New Year’s Day, 1959. A devout Catholic, Leal rushed to ring the church bells to usher in the new era, as throngs of Habaneros took to the streets in jubilation. “We were celebrat...
Consequently it was not fully “revealed” until centuries later. Lawless The Romish movement has exhibited a disposition of lawlessness throughout its history. Could any citation more clearly illustrate the spirit of lawlessness than this declaration regarding the papacy? “The pope doeth whatsoever ...
Celia Sandys was a schoolgirl of 16 when she was invited, in 1959, to spend the summer holiday with her renowned grandfather, cruising on Aristotle Onassis's yacht, the Christina, in the summer that the Greek shipping tycoon began his notorious affair with the opera singer Maria Callas. A ...
Rest In Power: Notable Black Folks Who We’ve Lost In 2023was originally published onblackamericaweb.com 1. Andre Braugher Source:Getty 61-year-old veteran actor Andre Braugher sadly passed away on Monday (December 10) after battling a brief illness. ...
BORN: 1916 in Tbilisi, GeorgiaKNOWN FOR: Palazzo pantsTAPS INTO: Spring’s boudoir/lounge trendABOUT: Once described as a “liberated princess,” this noble Russian was raised in Rome, where her family settled after escaping the Bolsheviks. She launched her own couture line in 1959, after ...