Can't Sing, Can't Dance by Elissa Haney Paul is DeadIn 1969 rumors of the death of Beatle Paul McCartney spread rapidly around the world. According to the story, he was the victim of a…
Holocaust Reparations Looted gold makes its way across half a century to compensate slave laborers by Tasha Vincent Holocaust survivor Estelle Sapir displays a photo of her late father Joseph…
(Encyclopedia) Diniz, Port. DinisDiniz,dēnēshˈ [key], 1261–1325, king of Portugal (1279–1325), son and successor of Alfonso III. Like his grandfather, Alfonso X of Castile, whose legal works he had…
Hezbollah terroristDied: February 12, 2008 (Damascus, Syria) Best Known as: one of America's most wanted terrorists Mugniyah was one of the worldâs most feared…
Born: 10/15/1920Birthplace: "Hell's Kitchen," New York City author who penned The Godfather, a bestseller that would later be made into one of the most popular movies of all-time. He also wrote the…
civil rights activists On Feb. 1, 1960 four Black freshmen at North Carolina A&T State University, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, Jr., and David Richmond, took seats at the…
Born: Nov. 12, 1970Figure skater 1991 U.S. women's champion; involved in bizarre plot hatched by ex-husband Jeff Gillooly to injure rival Nancy Kerrigan on Jan. 6, 1994 and keep her off Olympic…
captiveDied: Nov. 10, 2007 (Dresden, Germany) Best Known as: American captive in gulag labor camp American captive held by the Russians for nine and a half years…
captiveDied: Nov. 10, 2007 (Dresden, Germany) Best Known as: American captive in gulag labor camp American captive held by the Russians for nine and a half years…
(Encyclopedia) Raynal, Guillaume Thomas François, AbbéRaynal, Guillaume Thomas François, Abbégēyōmˈ tômäˈ fräNswäˈ äbāˈ rānälˈ [key], 1713–96, French historian and philosopher. Raynal was a priest,…
