Secretary of State John Quincy Adams opposed a joint declaration. He convinced President MonroePresident MonroeA member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was the last president of the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation; his presidency coincided with the Era of Good Feelings, concluding the First Party System era of American…
In a vain attempt to prevent his scheme from being revealed, Iago stabs and kills Emilia, and is then taken prisoner while Othello, lamenting the loss of his wife, kills himself next to her. Notably, Iago is left wounded but alive at the end of the play. Iago, reacting to…
After Tesla demonstrated his AC motor in 1888, Westinghouse bought up Tesla’s AC patents and hired him so he could commercialize the motor. After Tesla demonstrated his AC motor in 1888, Westinghouse bought up Tesla’s AC patents and hired him so he could commercialize the motor. “Once Tesla solved the…
Jimmy Carter had a border collie mix named Grits that was born on the same day Carter was elected president. Grits was a gift from his daughter Amy’s teacher. Jimmy Carter’s daughter Amy also brought a sweet Siamese cat into the White House. The feline’s full name was Misty Malarky…
Historians say Booth left Washington, D.C., and Union soldiers found him 12 days later at a barn in Virginia. They shot and killed Booth, and the barn caught fire. Booth, fatally wounded in the neck, was dragged from the barn to the porch of Garrett’s farmhouse, where he died three…
Directed by British artist Chris Cunningham, the music video for “Frozen” was filmed at Cuddeback Lake within the Mojave Desert in California during January 7-11, 1998. Who sang Frozen Madonna? Madonna, original name Madonna Louise Ciccone, (born August 16, 1958, Bay City, Michigan, U.S.), American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur…
1978, with headphones taped down. Keith started using headphones on stage in 1971 for certain numbers, which he taped to his head with gaffertape, so he could hear the backing tape for Baba O’Riley and Won’t Get Fooled Again. Moon suffered a number of setbacks during the 1970s, most notably…
The Cambodian campaign (also known as the Cambodian incursion and the Cambodian invasion) was a brief series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia in 1970 by South Vietnam and the United States as an extension of the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War.The Cambodian campaign (also known as…
As a relatively modern luxury, toilet paper wasn’t available in the Old West. Alternatives included whatever was available, including grass, an old corn cob, or pieces of newspaper. Corn was a part of the diet, economy, and culture in the American West. If the cowboys used the large velvety leaves…
Shortly after dawn on April 26, Ball awoke with severe back pain, then lost consciousness; she died at 5:47 am PDT at the age of 77. Doctors determined that Ball had succumbed to a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm not directly related to her surgery. Ball, who divorced Arnaz in 1960,…