Mother Teresa was a professed Loreto Convent nun when she opted in 1948 to leave its cloisters and work outside with the poor. She also opted to wear the local sari in her new avatar. She chose a traditional Bengali sari she found on Harrison Road in Kolkata (Calcutta then).…
New Sweden, only Swedish colony in America, established by the New Sweden Company in March 1638 and captured by the Dutch in 1655. The first expedition, including both Swedes and Dutchmen, was commanded by Peter MinuitPeter MinuitPeter Minuit (between 1580 and 1585 – August 5, 1638) was from Tournai, in…
Jason Blossom was murdered by his own father Clifford Blossom (Barclay Hope). FP Jones, who had been blackmailed by Clifford, and Joaquin DeSantos, found Jason’s body and cleaned up the crime scene in an effort to avoid any attention that would make it seem to be one of the Southside…
Archimedes was also a talented inventor, having created such devices as the catapult, the compound pulley, and a system of burning mirrors that was used in battle to focus the sun’s rays on enemies’ ships. The Greek Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse, who was looking to develop a new type…
Packard didn’t officially produce any pickup trucks after 1923, devoting itself instead to its acclaimed line of luxury cars. But there were special-bodied Packards produced by coachbuilders for specific purposes. Through the years, the Oldsmobile truck line models had direct competition from Chevrolet and GMC truck line products. Throughout my…
Gantos and his co-conspirators all received prison sentences that varied in length from 5 to 20 years for drug trafficking. Gantos was originally sentenced to five years, but was released on good behavior after only serving 15 months of his sentence. Jack Gantos has written books for people of all…
Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion.” Another says, “Antiochus hung out here with his girlfriend Cithera,” indicating that gladiators, in fact, had girlfriends. Most gladiators were slaves, ex-slaves, or freeborn individuals who fought under contract to a manager. They were often ranked below prostitutes,…
Ingrid, who turned out to be witch, used her powers to encourage the gods to turn Erik blind. Without his sight, Erik became powerless, and this gave Ingrid the opportunity to take control. Fans were shocked to find out how she had been scheming with another slave she once knew,…
Further, Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands, owner of global brands like Corona and Modelo. Constellation had acquired Ballast Point just four years ago – for a whopping $1 billion. Ballast Point was also the first microdistillery in San Diego since Prohibition. The brewery was sold to…
Gehrig petitioned congress to provide funding for research on the disease and the creation and funding for a national institute on multiple sclerosis. She died on her birthday in 1984, never having remarried, and left no survivors, spending her life devoted to her husband and his legacy. On learning this,…