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This Day in History for September 30 – James Dean Dies and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1918 – President Woodrow Wilson gives a speech before Congress in support of granting women the right to vote (More info)
1927 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season, a record that stood for 34 years (More info)
1949 – The Berlin Airlift ends after 15 months and more than 250,000
This Day in History for September 29 – Historic Dow Drop and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1913 – Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine that bears his name, disappears from a steamship while traveling from Belgium to England (More info)
1966 – The Chevrolet Camaro goes on sale (More info)
New Movie Releases: ’50/50,’ ‘Dream House’ and ‘What’s Your Number?’
If you’re not a football fan, maybe one of the three movies opening in wide-release this weekend will give you something to do that doesn’t involve ref-stripes.
President Obama Called ‘Antichrist’ By Angry Heckler [VIDEO]
At a Monday night fundraiser at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, President Obama’s speech was interrupted when some hooligan concerned citizen in attendance yelled that Mr. Obama was the “antichrist” and that “Jesus Christ is savior!” Well, it beats having a pair of shoes thrown at you.
This Day in History for September 28 – Penicillin Discovered and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
48 BC – Upon landing in Egypt, Roman general and politician Pompey the Great is murdered on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt (More info)
1920 – Eight Chicago White Sox players are indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the so-called Black Sox Scandal (More info)
This Day in History for September 27 – Ford Releases Model T and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1821 – Mexico gains its independence from Spain (More info)
1908 – The first Ford Model T automobile leaves a factory in Detroit, Michigan (More info)
Kat Von D and Jesse James Break Up — Again
Reality stars and mutual ink-lovers Kat Von D and Jesse James have again called off their engagement and gone their separate ways.
This Day in History for September 26 – First Televised Debate and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1580 – Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the globe (More info)
1789 – Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State (More info)
If Rock Stars Took Spelling Tests, They Just Might Fail
When rock bands name themselves, it seems they feel proper spelling and/or grammar is only for the radically uncool. Otherwise, we’d have Deaf Leopard, The Beetles, and Fish. And then what would we be?
According to this rock and pop spelling test from Penney Design, we’d be a bunch of red pen-wielding English teachers yelling at those long-haired kids to get off our lawns, that’s what.
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What’s the Most Miserable City in America?
In a new study of the 100 largest cities in the US, economists from MetroMoniter used factors such as employment, business growth and changes in housing prices to rank the most miserable places to live.
Who won the dubious first place prize? Here’s hoping you put your money on Las Vegas because Sin City claimed the top spot.
This Day in History for September 23 – Neptune Discovered and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1779 – John Paul Jones declares “I have not yet begun to fight!” (More info)
1846 – German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovers the planet Neptune at the Berlin Observatory (More info)
New Movie Releases: ‘Abduction,’ ‘Dolphin Tale,’ ‘Killer Elite,’ and ‘Moneyball’
The four movies opening this weekend in wide release have a little something for everyone.
‘Abduction‘ finds ‘Twilight’ hottie Taylor Lautner in mortal danger after realizing that his entire childhood has been built on a vast conspiracy of lies.