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BlogSteve PowersTuesday, May 21 2013 by kjfitz: Steve Powers (born February 25, 1934 in New York City) is a musician, journalist and teacher who has had a 45 year career in New York City radio and television, as well as academia. Tweet (Post a Comment) Today in History - May 21 Tuesday, May 21 2013 by kjfitz: 2006 - An iconic 499-foot tall cooling tower from the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant, visible from Interstate 5 in Washington, was demolished via dynamite implosion. 2006 - Montenegro's citizens voted by referendum for independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, ending dissolution of former Yugoslavia's states. Tweet (Post a Comment) This Week's Birthdays - Week of May 20 Monday, May 20 2013 by kjfitz: May 20, 1972 - Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes. May 21, 1850 - Gustav Lindenthal was a civil engineer who designed the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City, among other bridges. May 22, 1907 - Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. May 23, 1933 - Seabiscuit was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse in the United States. May 24, 1941 - Bob Dylan is an American musician and singer-songwriter. May 25, 1963 - Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage. May 26, 1926 - Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Tweet (Post a Comment) Today in History - May 20 Monday, May 20 2013 by kjfitz: 1497 – John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Matthew looking for a route to the west. 2011 - 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' is released in the US. Tweet (Post a Comment) Frank Sinatra Sunday, May 19 2013 by kjfitz: Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra, (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and film actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra found unprecedented success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Tweet (Post a Comment) Today in History - May 19 Sunday, May 19 2013 by kjfitz: 1919 - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk set foot on land in Samsun to start the Turkish national independence movement. 1935 - Lawrence of Arabia dies at Clowds Hill cottage. Tweet (Post a Comment) Paintball Saturday, May 18 2013 by kjfitz: Paintball is a sport in which players compete, in teams or individually, to eliminate opponents by tagging them with capsules containing water soluble dye and gelatin shell outside (referred to as paintballs) propelled from a device called a paintball marker (commonly referred to as a paintball gun). Paintballs are composed of a non-toxic, biodegradable, water soluble polymer. The game is regularly played at a sporting level with organized competition involving worldwide leagues, tournaments, professional teams, and players. Tweet (Post a Comment) Today in History - May 18 Saturday, May 18 2013 by kjfitz: 1862 - The Battle of Barranca Seca was a battle of the French intervention in Mexico and took place right after the Battle of Puebla. 1974 - India tests its first atomic bomb, Smiling Buddha. Tweet (Post a Comment) Malcolm X Friday, May 17 2013 by kjfitz: Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. Detractors accused him of preaching racism, black supremacy, and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. Tweet (Post a Comment) Today in History - May 17 Friday, May 17 2013 by kjfitz: 2008 - The Wyland Whale Mural 'Celebrating the Reef' is dedicated. 2011 - L.A. Noire, a 2011 neo-noir crime video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games, is released. Tweet (Post a Comment) Next 10 Posts >> |