American ships burn during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. (AP Photo) Dec. 5 1848: President James K. Polk sparked the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming that gold had […]
Chris Myers recounts his career in broadcasting in “That Deserves a Wow: Untold Stories of Legends and Champions, Their Wins and Heartbreaks.” (William Morrow via AP) There are few sports journalists working today with a […]
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, pictured in 2001, was arrested on Dec.1, 1955, for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a racially segregated bus in Alabama. (Paul Warner / AP […]
“Lazarus Man” author Richard Price has written award winning screenplays and books. (FSG via AP) Is there a better writer of urban American stories than Richard Price? His resume is hard to beat: To episodes […]
Edward Teach, known as “Blackbeard” the pirate was killed off the coast of N.C. on Nov. 22, 1718. (Johnson, Charles, “Capt. Teach alias Black-Beard” in “A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the […]
Chris Lowe from the ‘Pet Shop Boys’ perform alongside the Manchester Camerata during the MTV European Music Awards in Manchester, England, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (Scott A Garfitt / Invision /AP Photo) MANCHESTER, England — […]
“Those Opulent Days” is Jacquie Pham’s first novel. (Atlantic Monthly Press via AP) It’s not often that a historical novel is set in the Vietnam of the 1920s, a period when the land in Indochina […]
Actor Jodie Foster turns 62 on Tuesday. (Jae C. Hong / AP Photo) These celebrities have birthdays this week: Nov. 14 Advertisements Actor Kathleen Hughes (“Babe”) is 96. Guitarist James Young of Styx is 75. […]
Art Garfunkel, pictured in 1981 with songwriting partner, Paul Simon turns 83 on Tuesday. (David Handschuh / AP Photo) Oct. 31 Actor Lee Grant is 99. Former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is 93. TV host […]
Luke Combs, left, and Eric Church speak before Saturday’s Concert for Carolina at Bank of America Stadium. (Amy Harris / Invision via AP) CHARLOTTE — Before Luke Combs took the stage last weekend at Bank […]
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