The Los Angeles Dodgers added Albert Pujols to their roster last season with the idea of him upgrading their bench, especially against left-handed pitching. “That is the only reason that Albert Pujols agreed to sign with the Dodgers and be a bench player. Because there’s only one thing that Arte…
In 1978, Dian Fossey established the Digit Fund, named after one of her favourite gorillas, Digit, who was brutally murdered by poachers that same year. The Digit Fund helped finance vital ranger patrols through the gorilla habitat, keeping gorillas safe from hunters. She wrote the acclaimed book Gorillas In The…
(In actuality, she didn’t buy Graceland, and instead invested some of the royalties from the song in a Black community in Nashville by purchasing an office complex there.) It’s that kind of shrewd business mindset that has helped Parton build an estimated $350 million fortune. In 1979 Memphis Mayor Wyeth…
Their fans had known it was coming for some time, but the night of January 14, 1970 was an emotional one for lovers of the Supremes . Late in 1969, Motown Records had let it be known that Diana Ross would soon be leaving the superstar trio to forge a…
Dolly Parton dreamed of being a famous singer ever since she was a little girl. She was writing songs before she could actually write. Though the Queen of Country didn’t always have the easiest time in school, she stuck it out and graduated 12th grade. She graduated from Sevier County…
Dianna Agron also spoke about her friendship with Lea Michele. It seems like the actors really were close. Dianna Agron added more details about their shared living situation. The actress revealed that they lived together for about six months, and that they had a good time together. As solid as…
Did you know that Dolly Parton wrote the song “I Will Always Love You?” The song was made popular by Whitney Houston in the ’90s and most people associate her with the song. While many believe the lyrics are about a break-up, Dolly has revealed that the song was written…
From his close and repeated reading of Shakespeare, from friendships and from his participation in organisations devoted to Shakespeare, Dickens maintained close familiarity with the bard’s life and works. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) What did Charles Dickens think about the Shakespeare Authorship Question? Well, on 13 June 1847 he wrote to…
Dolly Parton ’s Dixie Stampede, a Civil War-themed attraction with locations in Tennessee and Missouri, is changing its name. For the 2018 season, the show will be known simply as Dolly Parton’s Stampede. Dolly Parton’s Pigeon Forge dinner attraction, Dixie Stampede, has a new name. It’s now known as Dolly…
No dinosaurs have ever been found in Kentucky. Dinosaurs are an extinct class of reptiles that lived during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Triassic and Jurassic deposits are missing from Kentucky. During the Jurassic Period, Kentucky was abundant with plantlife, which made for a great habitat for dinosaurs of…