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Man who hoped to be first Black astronaut in 1960s finally heading to space
WLTX-TV Columbia· 7 days agoIn 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space. Now, at 90 years old, Dwight...
DEA will move to reclassify marijuana in historic shift, AP sources say
The Columbian· 3 days agoThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug,...
The 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Cast: A Look Back at Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard and More Stars of...
First for Women via Yahoo News· 2 days agoElmo's Fire (1985). Balsam racked up 179 credits total, and passed away in 1996 at age 76. Did you...
Duane Eddy, rock’n’roll pioneer renowned for his echo-laden twanging guitar sound – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoDuane Eddy, who has died a few days after his 86th birthday, was famous for his raunchy, low-slung...
Meet the Olympic torchbearers of Paris 2024: Corsica to Hautes-Pyrénées
Olympics.com· 22 hours agoIn May 2024, 11,000 torchbearers will form a relay to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flame...
What is International Workers’ Day?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn the immediate postwar era, 1 May was known as “Loyalty Day” in the US and celebrated combat veterans before President Dwight D Eisenhower moved in ...
Today in History: May 5, Alan Shepard becomes first American in space
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoToday is Sunday, May 5, the 126th day of 2024. On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight ...
Monsignor Thomas Bergin, S.I. pastor and champion of Catholic education, dies at 89
Staten Island Advance· 16 hours agoMonsignor Thomas J. Bergin, a champion of Catholic education who touched thousands of lives as a...
On This Day in History - April 30th - Almanac - UPI.com
UPI· 3 days agoOn April 30, 2019, Japanese Emperor Akihito, 85, formally abdicated his throne, becoming the...
The complete Fallout chronology and canon timeline explained - Dexerto
Dexerto· 3 days agoWith a history spanning over 25 years, the lore behind the Fallout games has become as deep as it is...