One of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the United States, Katrina began on August 23, 2005, as a tropical cyclone over the Bahamas and then moved toward southeastern Florida. In no time, the tropical storm […]
Actor, musician, and comedian Jack Black was born on August 28, 1969, in Santa Monica, California. Black’s parents divorced when he was 10 years old, which deeply affected him. At 13, he appeared in a […]
How to stay safe in an Uber or Lyft Millions of people use ride services Uber and Lyft every week. It’s convenient and reliable. But every now and then a startling story comes out that […]
Paul Reubens who most of us know as Pee-Wee Herman, with a whimsical home and the lots of adventures that young viewers of the ’80s and ’90s couldn’t get enough of. Reubens was born on […]
10 years ago, Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem before the team’s pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on […]
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. […]