Robert the Bruce did bide his time while Wallace was in hiding, until he proclaimed himself King of Scotland in 1306, the year after Wallace was captured by the English and executed. Did De Bruce betray Wallace? Yet there’s no historical evidence Bruce was at Falkirk, nor that he directly…
She became ill, left the stage, and was rushed to the Harlem Hospital Center. In a statement, her manager announced that Flack had suffered a stroke a few years prior and still was not feeling well, but was “doing fine” and being kept overnight for medical observation. What has happened…
Though most famous for his skill with a bow-and-arrow, Robin Hood was also a skilled swordsman. According to legend, his sword was as well known as he was – gifted to Robin by family or stolen from a noble warrior in Sherwood Forest. Our Robin Hood swords can be used…
Robin Williams was known for his ability to improv. If you ever saw him on talk shows or other unscripted venues you could always see him firing off jokes like a machine gun. Robin Williams improvised a line in Good Will Hunting that was so funny, it left Matt Damon…
From San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, the Yankees signed Canó as an amateur free agent on January 5, 2001. He is an eight-time MLB All-Star, five-time Silver Slugger Award winner, and two-time Gold Glove Award winner. He was the 2017 All-Star Game MVP and the 2011 Home Run Derby…
He was the first European to describe in detail the process of making gunpowder, and he proposed flying machines and motorized ships and carriages. Although gunpowder was first invented and described in China, Bacon was the first in Europe to record its formula. Roger Bacon was born in Ilchester in…
Federer won his first and only French Open title in 2009 when he also won Wimbledon, thus achieving the “Channel Slam” alongside Rod Laver, Björn Borg, Nadal and later Djokovic. What year did Federer win the French Open? In June 2009 Federer won his first French Open, giving him a…
While maintaining his keen interest in music, Roger decided to study dentistry, and in 1967 moved to London to enrol at the London Hospital Medical College. He later studied biology, obtaining a BSc in the subject. Roger Meddows Taylor OBE (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and…
Charles is the son of Magneto and Rogue. With the help of Nanny, his robotic bodyguard, Charles has lived a relatively normal life for someone who has been constantly on the run while his father directed the X-Men’s fight for freedom. In “Brother (hoods) Keeper,” we discover that Magneto and…
Roman men took a liking to shaving with a passion, and Julius Caesar is reported to have had his beard hair plucked out with tweezers (which still sounds like a step forward from rubbing a pumice stone all over your face). Young Roman men would celebrate their first shave with…