The Internet world is mourning the death of Marty, the real-life cat that inspired the popular eight-bit rainbow meme, Nyan Cat. Marty, nearly three years old, died on Thursday due to Feline Infectious PeritonitisFeline Infectious PeritonitisFeline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is the name given to a common and aberrant immune response…
As an adult, Osceola took two wives, as did some other high-ranking Muscogee and Seminole leaders. With them, he had at least five children. One of his wives was black, and Osceola fiercely opposed the enslavement of free people. After early military skirmishes and the 1823 Treaty of Moultrie Creek,…
NYPD Blue won the award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1995 while receiving nominations from 1994 to 1999. Dennis Franz received a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series every between 1994 and 2001, winning four times in 1994, 1996, 1997, and 1999. NYPD Blue received 13 nominations…
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States President Barack Obama for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”. What was Obama awarded the Nobel Prize for? Barack H. Obama, the 44th President of the United States, had been in power for less than…
Romney narrowly carried the state of North Carolina, winning 50.39% of the vote to Obama’s 48.35%, a margin of 2.04%. North Carolina was one of just two states (along with Indiana) that flipped from voting for Obama in 2008 to voting Republican in 2012. Mr Obama ran against former Senator…
Despite Tampa having been the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention, Obama ultimately carried Florida with 50.01% of the vote, to Romney’s 49.13%, a margin of 0.88%. Having also won the state in 2008, Obama’s 2012 victory made him the first Democratic president since Franklin D. At 11 PM…
Indiana was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama by 28,391 votes, a 1.03% margin of victory. Prior to the election, major news organizations considered the state as leaning toward Republican nominee John McCain or as a toss-up. What states did Obama win in 2008? The Louisiana, Nebraska, Hawaii, Wisconsin, U.S.…
The idea of the Oedipus Complex is derived from Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus, during which Oedipus learned that he was cursed to kill his father and sleep with his mother. Many years ago, at a banquet in Corinth, a man drunkenly accused Oedipus of not being his father’s son. Oedipus went…
The only salsa discontinued is the Hot version but you can still find the medium and mild at your local store. In 1969, Old El Paso became the first national brand to offer a full line of Mexican meals in supermarkets and the first to advertise Mexican cuisine in the…
Oldsmobile used the popular LV2, a 307-cubic-inch (5.0 L) engine, commonly known by the VIN code “Y”, from 1980-1990. It was used by every domestic GM automobile marque except for GMC and Saturn. All should have been roller lifter engines with the 7A heads. The last year for “Y” code…