2026 Events, Highlights and Headlines
Artemis II was a ten-day lunar flyby mission that launched on April 1, 2026. With a crew of four astronauts, it was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. Artemis II was the second […]
Artemis II (4/1/2026)
Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris (March 10, 1940 – March 19, 2026) was an American martial artist and actor. He was a black belt in Karate, Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do. Shortly after, in Hollywood, Norris trained […]
Chuck Norris (March 10, 1940 – March 19, 2026)
Beginning on 28 February 2026, Israel and the United States have been engaged in coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which has started a major conflict. Code named Operation Roaring Lion by Israel and Operation Epic Fury by the United States, it targeted key Iranian officials, military commanders […]
2026 Iran conflict
American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as Bonanza and his brother David’s TV series, Kung Fu. Carradine’s first film role was in the 1972 film The Cowboys, which starred John Wayne and Roscoe Lee Browne. Carradine is also well remembered for his roles as fraternity nerd Lewis Skolnick […]
Robert Carradine (March 24, 1954 – February 23, 2026)
Team USA men’s hockey wins gold medal in overtime against Canada at Winter Olympics It was the 46th anniversary of the ‘Miracle on Ice’ Both, Men’s and Women’s Team USA won the gold medal against Canada, 2-1, in overtime in ice hockey. Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal for the […]
USA wins the Gold Medal in Men’s Hockey (2/22/2026)
LONDON — Police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday following weeks of revelations over the former prince’s friendship and dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. Officers were pictured by news photographers arriving at Andrew’s residence on what is his 66th birthday. Thames Valley Police, which covers an area in southern England, said it had arrested a […]
Former Prince Andrew arrested following Epstein files revelations (2/19/2026)
A popular rock structure in Italy known as the “Lovers’ Arch” collapsed on Valentine’s Day following days of poor weather. The natural formation, which was part of the Sant’Andrea sea stacks along southern Italy’s Adriatic coast, was often used as a backdrop for tourist photos and wedding proposals, according to Reuters. Source: FoxNews
2/14/2026 – ‘Lovers’ Arch’ on Italian coast collapses on Valentine’s ...
Local police have identified a gunman suspected of targeting family members in a mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Rhode Island that has left at least two dead and multiple others injured. Chaos erupted at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, near Providence, on Monday at around 2:30 p.m. local time, as gunfire […]
Pawtucket shooting (2/16/2026)
James Van Der Beek, the actor known best for embodying those formative, angsty teenage years in “Dawson’s Creek” and “Varsity Blues,” has died following a diagnosis with colorectal cancer. He was 48.
James Van Der Beek (March 8, 1977 – February 11, ...
2026 Winter Olympics medal count
2026 Winter Olympics – Milano Cortina, Italy (2/6/2026 – 2/22/2026)
Grady Demond Wilson was an American actor and author, widely known for his role as Lamont, the titular son in the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son. He later portrayed Oscar Madison on The New Odd Couple and appeared in the film Me and the Kid. Source: Wikipedia
Demond Wilson 10/13/1946 – 1/30/2026
Comedy legend Catherine O’Hara, known for her roles in Home Alone, Beetlejuice, Schitt’s Creek, and several Christopher Guest mockumentaries, died on Jan. 30 at age 71
Catherine O’Hara (March 4, 1954 – January 30, 2026)
“Immigration from these 75 countries will be paused while the State Department reassess immigration processing procedures to prevent the entry of foreign nationals who would take welfare and public benefits.” – FoxNews.com The full list of countries comprises of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, […]
1/14/2026 – US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries ...
In the pre-dawn hours of 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military operation in Venezuela. A large-scale strike was reportedly carried out, with US President Donald Trump announcing around 4:20 am EST via social media that Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of the country […]