Based on L. Frank Baum’s children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. On August 25, 1939, The Wizard of Oz opened in theaters around the United States to become one of the best-loved movies in […]
Robin Williams’ family surprise, World’s Ugliest Dog crowned & more! Need a quick mental reset? We’ve rounded up six of the wholesome news stories from the last week. These light-hearted news stories are the perfect […]
“How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race?” Those are the words of the African American drag queen and LGBTQ+ […]
On August 23, 1970, Lou Reed, lead singer and primary songwriter of the alt-rock band the Velvet Underground, had his final live performance with the band at the Manhattan rock club Max’s Kansas City. The […]
Colleen Rose Dewhurst was a Canadian-American actress and the leading Broadway interpreter of the plays of Eugene O’Neill in the second half of the 20th century. Dewhurst was born June 3, 1924, in Montreal, Quebec. […]
William James Basie was born on August 21, 1904, in New Jersey. Count Basie was an American jazz musician and one of the great bandleaders. Basie started learning the piano with his mother. Later, he […]
On the evening of August 20, 1989, film company executive Jose Menendez and his wife, Kitty, were murdered in their Beverly Hills home Six months later, Erik’s psychologist girlfriend Judalon Smyth contacted police, saying she […]
After performing in New York, Washington, DC, and Miami, The Beatles began their first proper tour of America on August 19, 1964. On August 19, John, Paul, George, and Ringo traveled to California for the […]
Chick-fil-A new menu, Rippin’ Rosie the surf dog & more If you love Chick-fil-A, you’re in for a treat! Pause whatever you’re doing and enjoy this week’s happy news. Chick-fil-A celebrates its 80th anniversary […]
Charles Robert Redford Jr., or Robert Redford, the face we all know from many classic movies, an actor, director, producer, and activist. Born in 1936 in Santa Monica, California. Redford was a talented athlete in […]