After high school, Adkins continued to pursue his football career, playing for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, all while studying music. Adkins played as a walk-on offensive lineman, but injured his knee during his freshman year. Needless to say, he picked a different career path after that… Rice may embody what…
Lacks ultimately passed away on October 4, 1951, at the age of 31, her cells continue to impact the world. Who Is Henrietta Lacks? Henrietta Lacks was born in 1920 in Virginia and died of cervical cancer in 1951. Cells taken from her body without her knowledge were used to…
To Empire magazine, Rickman had revealed that he did not want to return to play the character as he felt that it was ‘nothing more than an unchanging costume’. However, author JK Rowling had told him the secret about his character, as well as the story behind the word ‘always’.…
Both Curley and Peregrym were forbidden by the film’s insurance policy to do their own stunts, especially the gymnastic ones. They had gymnast stunt doubles. Paige’s role wasn’t as large as the other women’s, plus she is certified to do stunt work, so she did her own. Haley has two…
“Tubby” the dog fell into fame when Galloping Gertie collapsed on November 7, 1940. As the only victim of that great disaster, Tubby has earned a special place in the hearts of many. His death symbolizes the drama of that terrible day. Three Workers Died. Three men lost their lives…
In the book, Frey and Henley are described as tyrants, dictators, and hungry for money. Their feud may have been less objective in Frey’s book, but according to Henley, the relationship was downplayed in the band’s 2013 documentary, ‘History of the Eagles. Don Felder did not attend Glenn Frey’s funeral,…
Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Congress, and the members of Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests or imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendence on Congress, except…
Victor French, an actor and director who played leading roles in the television series ”Highway to Heaven,” ”Little House on the Prairie” and ”Gunsmoke,” died of lung cancer on Thursday at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital. He was 54 years old. French was cast as Larrimore in the episode “Fargo” on…
Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, United Netherlands (now in Belgium). The treaty restored relations between the two parties to status quo ante bellum by restoring the pre-war borders of June 1812. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on…
Despite the disapproval they faced from fellow Quakers and from a society that did not accept women as public speakers on such controversial topics as slavery, the Grimke sisters found themselves caught up in the antislavery movement. And the Grimke sisters were among the first abolitionists to recognize the importance…