Economy gained a surprise 467,000 jobs last month. Top government officials, like Senior Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett, expected that expected a number closer to 20%, or even higher. Government reports show that 2.5 million jobs were added to the economy last month. In trading today, Wall Street responded positively to…
Glasses only became hands-free in the 1700s with the addition of the temples to extend over the ears. Benjamin Franklin contributed by inventing bifocals, and around the same time, hinges were introduced so that glasses could be folded and stored in a pocket. The glasses themselves were framed in leather,…
“Humuhumunukunukuapua’a” is the eleventh song on the High School Musical 2 soundtrack. It was not used in the movie itself but is part of a deleted scene. It is performed by Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) and Ryan (Lucas Grabeel). “High School Musical 2” made its debut 13 years ago, and it’s…
It’s also one of the most popular songs of the 80s and a very common karaoke track. Its unique structure – where the chorus is not introduced until the song is almost at its end – explains at least part of its enduring appeal through more than 40 years of…
Nick “Coop” Cooper was an ATF explosives specialist who briefly dated Samantha Waters before his untimely murder at the hands of Jack of All Trades and Sharon Lesher in Profiler. Jack the Ripper was never caught, and many have assumed this is because no one ever saw him except for…
United Kingdom. Lip colouring started to gain some popularity in 16th-century England. During the time of Queen Elizabeth I bright red lips and a stark white face became fashionable. At that time, lipstick was made from a blend of beeswax and red stains from plants. In the middle ages, women…
June 12, 2022 Updated: June 13, 2022 6:48 a.m. Alcatraz escapees Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin and John Anglin are still listed on the U.S. Marshals Most Wanted list. “I escape [d] from Alcatraz in June 1962 with my brother Clarence and Frank Morris. I’m 83 years old and in bad…
Mirrors of the Biblical era were highly polished volcanic stones called obsidian. Some found in Turkey date back to 6000 BCE. Later, as people gained greater insight into metallurgy, highly polished metals were used, first brass, then silver and gold. Ancient Egyptian mirror Unlike the glass mirrors of today, mirrors…
No U.S. troops were directly involved, but 17 U.S. advisers and analysts provided intelligence, equipment, and fuel to Ugandan military counterparts. The offensive pushed Kony from his jungle camp, but he was not captured. One hundred children were rescued. On April 5, 2012, Invisible Children released a follow-up video, titled…
In the 1700s, an English optician named James Ayscough developed blue and green tinted lenses thinking they could correct some vision impairments. Protecting the eyes from the sun wasn’t his aim when developing them. Origins and History of Sunglasses. Inexpensive mass-production of sunglasses started in 1929 when Sam Foster introduced…