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(8/7/1941 – 8/30/2019) Franco Columbu, Dies at 78
Francesco Columbu was an Italian actor, author, chiropractor, and former Amateur Boxer, Professional Bodybuilder and World’s Strongest Man competitor. He made his Pro Bodybuilding Debut in 1968, and was regularly competing at he top end of the under 200lbs category. This was documented in the 1977 Documentary Pumping Iron (1977). He went […]

8/7/1941 – 8/30/2019 Franco Columbu, Dies at 78














A disgruntled city employee shot and killed 12 people and injured several more when he opened fire inside a Virginia Beach municipal building before he was killed by police. DeWayne Craddock, 40, was a longtime public utility worker who made multiple firearm purchases in recent weeks, officials told the Wall Street […]

5/31/2019 – 12 dead, several injured in shooting at Virginia ...



ST. HELENA PARISH, La. – Investigators with the St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office said Jason Eric Leal, 39, died due to injuries sustained on an oil rig located at 7055 Highway-449 in St. Helena Parish Friday, May 31. Leal, a native of San Antonio, TX, was on the rig at […]

5/31/2019 – Texas man dies after accident on oil rig ...





So it starts here with the picture above… Around the October of 2017, New Jersey resident Kate McClure ran out of gas on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and a homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., gave her his last $20 while she was stranded. In return, McClure and her boyfriend, Mark […]

4/12/2019 – The Infamous GoFundMe Scam











Daryl Frank Dragon (August 27, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American musician and songwriter, best known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille with his then-wife, Toni Tennille. Dragon’s familiar image and stage name came from his time as a keyboard player with The Beach Boys […]

1/2/2019 – Daryl Dragon from Captain & Tennille dies at ...





  France experiences its worst civil unrest since the protests of 1968 due to the yellow vests movement. Protests in Paris morph into riots, with hundreds of people injured and thousands arrested; over 100 cars are burned, the Arc de Triomphe is vandalized and numerous other tourist sites are closed, both in the capital and elsewhere in the country. Source: […]

12/1-12/8 – France experiences its worst civil unrest since the ...







  Katherine “Scottie” MacGregor, best known for her role as Harriet Oleson on “Little House on the Prairie,” died Tuesday in Woodland Hills, California, her representative confirmed to NBC News. She was 93. MacGregor played the gossipy, mean-spirited Harriet Oleson for 153 episodes of the popular 1970s series. On the […]

11/13/2018 – Katherine MacGregor, Cruel Mother on ‘Little House,’ Dies ...






11 people are killed during the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.   The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was a mass shooting that occurred at Tree of Life – Or L’Simcha Congregation[a] in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018, while Shabbat morning services were being held. Eleven people were killed and seven were injured. It was the deadliest […]

10/27/2018 – 11 people are killed during the Pittsburgh synagogue ...





  At least 59 people are killed and at least 100 injured when a train runs through a crowd at a Hindu festival in Punjab, India. Two Indian Railways passenger trains crashed into a crowd of people in the eastern outskirts of Amritsar, Punjab, on 19 October 2018. The crowd had gathered to watch celebrations for the Hindu festival of Dussehra and […]

10/19/2018 – Amritsar train disaster in Punjab, India.





  Paul G. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft who helped usher in the personal computing revolution and then channeled his enormous fortune into transforming Seattle into a cultural destination, died on Monday in Seattle. He was 65. The cause was complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his family said in a statement. The disease […]

10/15/2018 – Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at ...






  Burt Reynolds American actor Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke, Hawk, and Dan August. His breakout film role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance. Wikipedia Born: February 11, 1936, Lansing, MI Died: September 6, 2018, Jupiter Medical […]

9/6/2018 – Burt Reynolds Dead at 82 ‘Smokey and the ...




  Charlotte Rae American character actress Description Charlotte Rae Lubotsky, known professionally as Charlotte Rae, was an American character actress, comedian, and singer whose career spanned six decades. Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff’rent Strokes and its spin-off, The Facts of Life. Wikipedia Born: April […]

8/5/2018 – Charlotte Rae Dead: ‘Facts of Life’ Actress Was ...


Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The company’s first product was the Apple I, a computer single-handedly designed and hand-built by Wozniak, and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club. Apple I was sold as a motherboard (with CPU, RAM, and basic textual-video chips), which was less than […]

8/2/2018 – Apple Inc. becomes the world’s first public company ...



  A total lunar eclipse occurred on 27 July 2018. The Moon passed through the center of Earth’s shadow in what was the first central lunar eclipse since 15 June 2011. It was also the second total lunar eclipse in 2018, after the one on 31 January. The eclipse occurred when the Moon was near its maximum distance from Earth, which caused […]

7/27/2018 – The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st ...



  Tham Luang cave rescue Date 23 June – 10 July 2018 (18 days) Location Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand Coordinates 20°22′54″N 99°52′06″ECoordinates: 20°22′54″N 99°52′06″E Type Cave rescue Cause Monsoon flooding Outcome Group found alive on 2 July; all rescued between 8 and 10 July 2018. Death(s) Saman Kunan, rescue diver Non-fatal […]

7/10/2018 – Twelve boys and their coach are rescued from ...





  The 2018 North Korea–United States summit was a 12 June 2018 summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, held at the Capella Hotel, Sentosa, Singapore. This was the first-ever meeting between leaders of the United States and North Korea. They signed a joint statement, agreeing to security guarantees for North Korea, new peaceful relations, the denuclearization of […]

6/12/2018 – First summit between a United States President and ...



  Anthony Bourdain American chef Description Anthony Michael Bourdain was an American celebrity chef, author, travel documentarian, and television personality who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. He was considered one of the most influential chefs in the world. Wikipedia Born: June 25, […]

6/8/2018 – Anthony Bourdain dead at 61






Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 was a scheduled domestic flight from José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba, to Frank País Airport in Holguín, Cuba. On May 18, 2018, the 39-year-old Boeing 737-201. operating the route crashed shortly after takeoff, near Santiago de las Vegas, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Havana city centre. Of those on board, 112 died and one passenger survived with […]

5/18/2018 – Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes shortly after ...
















  US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 was a scheduled international passenger flight by US-Bangla Airlines from Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. On 12 March 2018, the aircraft serving the flight, a 78-seater Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, crashed on landing, and burst into flames. There were 67 passengers and 4 crew members on board; 52 […]

3/12/2018 – Flight BS211 crashes in Nepal, killing 51 on ...



XXIII Olympic Winter Games The Games featured 102 events in fifteen sports, with the addition of “big air” snowboarding, mass start speed skating, mixed doubles curling, and mixed team alpine skiing to the Winter Olympic programme. 2,914 athletes from 92 NOCs competed, including the debuts of Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo, Malaysia, Nigeria and Singapore. After a state-sponsored doping program was exposed following the 2014 Winter Olympics, the Russian Olympic […]

2/9/2018 – 2/25/2018 – The 2018 Winter Olympics are held ...



SpaceX successfully conducts its maiden flight of its most powerful rocket to date, the Falcon Heavy, from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center.  Sends a Tesla Roadster with a fake astronaut in the driver’s seat to it’s destination – Mar’s orbit.   Watch the rocket boosters land HERE! Achievements Landmark achievements of SpaceX include: […]

2/6/2018 – SpaceX successfully launches it’s most powerful rocket to ...







Heather Menzies-Urich was a Canadian-American model and actress, known for her roles as Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music ‘ and Jessica 6 in the TV series Logan’s Run. Wikipedia Born: December 3, 1949, Toronto, Canada Died: December 24, 2017, Park City, UT Children: Ryan Urich, Allison Grady Urich, Emily Urich Spouse: Robert Urich (m. […]

12/24/2017 – ‘Sound of Music’ star Heather Menzies Urich dies ...



Dick Enberg American sportscaster Richard Alan Enberg was an American sportscaster. He provided play-by-play for various sports on numerous radio and television networks, and for individual teams, over the course of an approximately 60-year career. Wikipedia Born: January 9, 1935, Mount Clemens, MI Died: December 21, 2017, La Jolla, CA Awards: Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, MORE Spouse: Barbara […]

11/21/2017 – Dick Enberg, 82, found dead at his Southern ...



James Thurston Nabors was an American actor, singer, and comedian. He was born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama, but he moved to southern California because of his asthma. Wikipedia Born: June 12, 1930, Sylacauga, AL Died: November 30, 2017, Honolulu, HI Height: 6′ 0″ Spouse: Stan Cadwallader (m. 2013–2017) Albums: Jim Nabors’ Christmas Album, Songs of Inspiration, MORE

11/30/2017 – Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle) dies





David Bruce Cassidy was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge, in the 1970s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family, … Wikipedia Born: April 12, 1950, New York City, NY Died: November 21, 2017, Fort Lauderdale, FL Cause of death: Liver failure Children: Katie Cassidy, Beau […]

11/21/2017 – David Cassidy from the Partridge Family dies



Charles Manson American criminal Charles Milles Manson was an American criminal and cult leader. In the late 1960s, he formed what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune in California. Wikipedia Born: November 12, 1934, Cincinnati, OH Died: November 19, 2017, Bakersfield, CA Children: Charles Luther Manson, Valentine Michael Manson, Charles Manson, Jr. Spouse: Candy Stevens (m. 1959–1963), Rosalie Jean […]

11/19/2017 – Infamous Charles Manson dead


Malcolm Mitchell Young was an Australian musician and songwriter, best known as a co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the hard rock band AC/DC. Wikipedia Born: January 6, 1953, Glasgow, United Kingdom Died: November 18, 2017, Elizabeth Bay, Australia Height: 5′ 3″ Children: Cara Young, Ross Young  

11/18/2017 – AC/DC’s guitarist Malcolm Young dies