Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little booted his way into the annals of NFL history on Sunday. Little set a new mark for the longest field goal in history when he made a 68-yarder before halftime against the Las Vegas Raiders. (FoxNews.com)
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…due to continued concerns over COVID-19 and the U.S. travel ban on the Schengen Area. The Dow Jones Industrial Average goes into free fall, closing at over −2,300 points, the worst losses for the index since 1987.
3/12/2020 – Global stock markets crash
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunges by 1,190.95 points, or 4.4%, to close at 25,766.64, its largest one-day point decline at the time. This follows several days of large falls, marking the worst week for the index since 2008, triggered by fears of the spreading COVID-19.
2/27/2020 stock market crash
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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
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USA wins the Women’s World Cup for the 2nd straight time by beating Netherlands 2-0. and then… Allie Long drags and drops the American flag during World Cup celebration. Kelley O’Hara picks up the flag.
7/7/2019 – USA wins the Women’s World Cup
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 2019-07-01 13:40:43 On Sunday morning, two workers on Royal Dutch Shell’s Auger platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were killed during a routine lifeboat launch and retrieval exercise. Another was injured and evacuated to a hospital for treatment. One of the deceased was a Shell employee, and […]
7/1/2019 – Two Killed on Shell Auger Platform
John Walton was 67 years old when he passed away on July 1, 2019. Steve Johnson notified fans of the Walton & Johnson show about his friend’s death in a tribute post shared to social media. Johnson shared that Walton had been battling medical issues that were “too numerous to overcome. […]
7/1/2019 – John Walton of “Walton and Johnson” dies at ...
The crash involved members of Marine JarHeads MC, a motorcycle club in New England that includes Marines and their spouses. A 2016 Dodge 2500 pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer of the kind used to haul cars collided with the bikers around 6:30 p.m. Friday on U.S. 2, a two-lane […]
6/21/2019 – 7 dead, 3 hurt in NH when a ...
Emergency responders that were affected by the hazards of 9/11 (9/11/2001) attack are running out of time on support funds. Today Jon Stewart came to tell Congress to keep supporting the 9/11 compensation fund, but lashed out when there were empty seats.
6/11/2019 – Jon Stewart tells it like it is
Incident occurred on Saturday, June 1, at Chevron’s Green Canyon Block 205, Platform “A” (Genesis) about 150 miles southwest of New Orleans. Here is the description of the incident as described by BSEE: “A wireline crew had completed work on a well which was properly barricaded. At approximately 2300 hours, […]
6/1/2019 – Employee falls through a hole cover
Lexie Alford broke the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to see all 196 sovereign nations. Source: FoxNews
6/4/2019 – American woman, 21, becomes youngest person to visit ...
I first read about this man in a Reader’s Digest issue back in the 80’s. I recently came across this on the ArmyTimes.com and reminded me of some people that shouldn’t be forgotten… Master Sergeant Raul Perez “Roy” Benavidez volunteered that day to help retrieve a team of 12 reconnaissance […]
Remember: Master Sergeant “Roy” Benavidez
Update: 6/1/2019 The Coastguard called off the search on Friday 5/31/2019′ The Coast Guard used 21 assets to search approximately 3,701 square miles over 56 hours. The incident happened aboard the Renaissance Offshore’s Eugene Island 331 platform, 170 miles southwest of New Orleans. According to BSEE, the man – a […]
5/29/2019 – The U.S. Coast Guard is currently searching for ...
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 ...
On Easter Sunday, one of the holiest of Christian holidays, a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks targeting churches and hotels swept across the island nation of Sri Lanka. By the time the smoke cleared, nearly 300 people had died, and hundreds more had been injured.
4/21/2019 – Sri Lanka Bombings
Masters Tournament PGA Tour, European Tour Tournament details Date:Apr 11–14, 2019 Course: Augusta National Golf Course Purse: $11,500,000 Highlights Leaderboard Final Pos Player R4 Thru Total 1 T. Woods -2 F -13 T2 X. Schauffele -4 F -12 T2 B. Koepka -2 F -12 T2 D. Johnson -4 […]
4/14/2019 – Tiger Woods wins the Masters for the 5th ...
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
Actress Katherine Helmond, best known for her work in “Who’s the Boss?” and “Soap,” has died due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 89. She passed away at her home in Los Angeles on Feb. 23
3/1/2019 – ‘Who’s the Boss?’ star Katherine Helmond dead at ...
New England Patriots (2) (AFC) (11–5) Los Angeles Rams (2) (NFC) (13–3) 13 3 Head coach: Bill Belichick Head coach: Sean McVay 1 2 3 4 Total New England Patriots 0 3 0 10 13 Los Angeles Ram 0 0 3 0 3 Records set (Unless otherwise noted, all […]
2/3/2019 – Patriots win the Superbowl LIII (53)
Five children heading to Disney World in a church van from Louisiana died along with two truck drivers in a fiery crash on Interstate 75 in north Florida
1/3/2019 – 5 Kids die on a trip to Disney ...
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 ...
A tsunami hits Sunda Strait, Indonesia, killing at least 430 people and injuring nearly 1,500.
12/22/2018 – A tsunami hits Sunda Strait, Indonesia
Carole Penny Marshall was an American actress, director and producer. She came to notice in the 1970s for her role as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom Laverne & Shirley, receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her […]
12/17/2018 – Penny Marshall dies at the age of 75
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 ...
George H. W. Bush 41st U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Prior to assuming the presidency, Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Wikipedia […]
11/30/2018 – George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United ...
InSight’s two-year mission will be to study the deep interior of Mars to learn how all celestial bodies with rocky surfaces, including Earth and the Moon.
11/26/2018 – NASA’s InSight probe successfully lands on the surface ...
Roy Linwood Clark was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and in helping to popularize the genre.
11/15/2018 – Roy Clark, country music legend and ‘Hee ...
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 ...
11/8/2018 – The Camp Fire ignites in Butte County, California. It becomes California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire, with 88 deaths and 18,804 buildings destroyed.
11/8/2018 – California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire
Academy Award-nominated actress and director Sondra Locke, whose body of work included multiple collaborations with Clint Eastwood, has died. She was 74. Locke died in November at her home in Los Angeles, according to a death certificate obtained by CNN. She had been battling bone and breast cancer. Locke […]
11/3/2018 – Sondra Locke, Oscar-nominated actress, has died at age ...
Lion Air Flight 610 crashes off the coast of Java, with 189 passengers on board.
10/29/2018 – Lion Air Flight 610 crashes off the coast ...
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 ...
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge is the world’s longest sea crossing bridge.
10/23/2018 – The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge is opened
The unmanned European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo is launched on a seven-year journey to Mercury.
10/19/2018 – BepiColombo is launched on a seven-year journey to ...
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.
Unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez and the streaming service DAZN have agreed to a five-year, 11-fight deal that will pay the boxer at least $365 million — the highest-paying athlete contract in history. reuters.com
10/17/2018 – Boxer Alvarez signs $365M deal, richest contract in ...
Canada legalizes the sale and use of cannabis, becoming the second country in the world to do so, after Uruguay in 2013.
10/16/2018 – Canada legalizes the sale and use of cannabis
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 ...
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia, causing a tsunami that kills at least 2,256 people and injures more than 10,679 others
9/28/2018 – A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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 ...
Robin Leach, the veteran entertainment journalist best known for his work on TV’s Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, died early Friday morning. He was 76. Leach had been hospitalized since Nov. 21 after suffering a stroke in Cabo San Lucas, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where Leach worked as […]
8/24/2018 – Robin Leach, ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’ ...
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 ...
Scientists report the presence of a subglacial lake on Mars, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) below the southern polar ice cap and extending sideways about 20 km (12 mi), the first known body of water on the planet Radar scans of the red planet suggest that a stable reservoir of salty, liquid water measuring some […]
7/25/2018 – Scientists report the presence of a sub-glacial lake ...
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 ...
Saudi Arabia announced that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the oppression of women in the ultraconservative kingdom.
6/24/2018 – Saudi Arabia allows women to drive
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament contested by the men’s national teams of the member associations of FIFA once every four years. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. It was the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe, and the 11th time that it had […]
6/14-7/15 – The 2018 FIFA World Cup is held in ...
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
At least 1.7 million people across Guatemala are believed to have been affected by the explosion, government officials said, from debris and ash that has spewed from the active volcano. Dozens have been injured, and evacuations near the volcano have involved more than 3,000 people. Source: BuzzFeedNews
6/3/2018 – Guatemala’s deadliest volcano kills at least 109 people
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on 19 May 2018 in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. The groom, Prince Harry, is a member of the British royal family; the bride, Meghan Markle, is an American and former actress. Source: Wikipedia
5/19/2018 – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gets married
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 ...
Kim Jong-un is set to become the first North Korean leader to cross into South Korean territory since the end of the Korean War in 1953. South Korea said President Moon Jae-in would personally meet Mr Kim at the border at 09:30 (00:30 GMT) on Friday. The historic summit […]
4/27/2018 – Kim Jong-un crosses into South Korea to meet ...
A vehicle-ramming attack kills 10 people and injures 16 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.
4/23/2018 – A vehicle-ramming attack kills 10 people and injures ...
Verne Troyer American actor Description Verne Jay Troyer was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers film series. He was notable for having been only 2 ft 8 in tall, the result of cartilage–hair hypoplasia; this made him one of […]
4/21/2018 – Verne Troyer, ‘Mini-Me’ in Austin Powers films, dies ...
Miguel Díaz-Canel is sworn in as President of Cuba, marking the first time since 1959 that Cuba has had a president other than Fidel or Raúl Castro.
4/19/2018 – Miguel Díaz-Canel is sworn in as President of ...
Barbara Bush was the First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st President of the United States, and founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. She previously was Second Lady of the […]
4/17/2018 – Barbara Bush, Wife of 41st President and Mother ...
On 11 April 2018, an Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force crashed shortly after take-off from Boufarik Airport, Boufarik, Algeria, which is near Blida and south-west of the capital, Algiers. All 257 people on board were killed, making the accident the deadliest air crash on Algerian soil.
4/11/2018 – 257 people are killed after an Ilyushin Il-76 ...
Qantas launches direct non-stop Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights between Perth Airport and Heathrow Airport, making it the first commercially non-stop service between Australia and the United Kingdom.
3/25/2018 – Qantas launches direct non-stop Boeing 787 Dreamliner ...
Formerly found in several countries in East and Central Africa south of the Sahara, this subspecies is a grazer in grasslands and savanna woodlands. As of 19 March 2018 there were only two known rhinos of this subspecies left, both of which are female; barring the existence of unknown or misclassified male […]
3/19/2018 – The world’s last male northern white rhinoceros dies ...
Presidential elections were held in Russia on 18 March 2018. Vladimir Putin won reelection for his second consecutive (fourth overall) term in office with 77% of the vote. Source: Wikipedia
3/18/2018 – Vladimir Putin is elected for a fourth term ...
Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.
3/14/2018 – Stephen Hawking, famed physicist, dies
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 ...
January 31 – A total lunar eclipse takes place. The Moon appears as supermoon, with perigee being on January 30. It is also the first blue moon eclipse in 2018, so it was referred to as the super blue blood moon.
1/31/2018 – A Total Lunar Eclipse
Jerry Van Dyke, comedian, actor and younger brother of Dick Van Dyke, died Friday afternoon at his Arkansas home at the age of 86. Van Dyke’s wife, Shirley, confirmed her husband’s death to TMZ. Shirley said her husband’s death began deteriorating after they were both involved in a car accident two […]
1/5/2018 – Jerry Van Dyke, comedian and actor, dead at ...
The Cleveland Browns become the 2nd team in the NFL history to finish with a no win season after losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-28 on their final game of the 2017 season.
12/31/2017 – The Cleveland Browns become the 2nd team in ...
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 ...
Russia is banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee, following an investigation into state-sponsored doping.
12/5/2017 – Russia banned from Winter Olympics
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
Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held on 26 November 2017 hosted again by Steve Harvey. The event was held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Wikipedia
11/26/2017 – Miss South Africa wins the Miss Universe 2017
A mosque attack in Sinai, Egypt kills 305 worshippers and leaves hundreds more wounded.
11/24/2017 – Sinai mosque attack
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
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes the border region between Iraq and Iran leaving at least 530 dead and over 70,000 homeless.
11/12/2017 – Iraq/Iran Earthquake
On November 5, 2017, a mass shooting killing 26 people occurred at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of the city of San Antonio.
11/5/2017 – Sutherland Springs church shooting
Antoine Dominique “Fats” Domino Jr. was an American pianist and singer-songwriter of Louisiana Creole descent. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Between 1955 and 1960, he had eleven Top 10 hits. Wikipedia Born: February 26, 1928, New Orleans, LA Died: October 24, 2017, Harvey, LA […]
10/24/2017 – Legendary Fats Domino dies
Thomas Earl Petty was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. Petty served as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers formed in 1976. Wikipedia Born: October 20, 1950, Gainesville, FL Died: October 2, 2017, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA Cause of death: Cardiac arrest Spouse: Dana York (m. 2001–2017), Jane Benyo (m. 1974–1996) Songs Free […]
10/2/2017 – Musician Tom Petty dies
On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, leaving 58 people dead and 546 injured. The incident is the deadliest mass shooting committed by an individual in the United States.
10/1/2017 – Las Vegas mass shooting
Hugh Marston Hefner was an American businessman, magazine publisher and playboy. He was the founder of Playboy and editor-in-chief of the magazine, which he founded in 1953. Wikipedia Born: April 9, 1926, Chicago, IL Died: September 27, 2017, Playboy Mansion Buried: September 30, 2017, Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA Spouse: Crystal Harris (m. 2012–2017), Kimberley Conrad (m. 1989–2010), Millie […]
9/27/2017 – Hugh Hefner (founder of Playboy) passes away
Eleven days after another powerful earthquake, and on the 32nd anniversary of the deadly 1985 Mexico City earthquake, a Mw 7.1 earthquake strikes central Mexico, killing more than 350, leaving up to 6,000 injured and thousands more homeless.
9/19/2017 – Deadly earthquake hits Mexico City on 32nd anniversary ...
Cassini–Huygens ends its 13-year mission by plunging into Saturn, becoming the first spacecraft to enter the planet’s atmosphere.
9/15/2017 – Cassini–Huygens ends its 13-year mission by plunging into ...
Hurricane Harvey was the costliest tropical cyclone on record, inflicting nearly $200 billion in damage, primarily from widespread flooding in the Houston metropolitan area. Wikipedia