He was the first of William and Agnes Burnes’s seven children. His father, a tenant farmer, educated his children at home. Burns also attended one year of mathematics schooling and, between 1765 and 1768, he attended an “adventure” school established by his father and John Murdock. His father, William, was…
While Rollins is in labor, she suffers a placental abruption, almost resulting in her death, but she survives and gives birth to a baby girl she names Jesse. Her partner, Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, (Peter Scanavino), who comes from a large family, sometimes assists Rollins with the baby. ’Law & Order:…
In celebration of Iron Man’s 10th year anniversary, new details emerge regarding the movie, including the reveal that Robert Downey Jr. improvised his “I am Iron Man” line. Robert Downey Jr. changed the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever by improvising a line in Iron Man. Downey was far from the safe…
Roman Emperors wore a royal rich blue purple. The color would be made from crushing precious stones such as lapis lazuli. Later they also used crushed beetles to extract a rich indigo color; This would be a deep Blue purple instead of the reddish purple. Due to the high cost…
Johnson died after drinking poisoned whiskey in a juke joint. He had only one moderate hit song during his lifetime (“Terraplane Blues”), but, after Columbia Records released a collection of his recordings, King of the Delta Blues (1961), the man and his music both achieved near-mythic status. What was Robert…
1 Gladiators were often criminals and enslaved people, hired to provide entertainment in the Roman Circus or another arena. 2 There were many different types of gladiators, based on their clothing and weapons. 3 Weapons used by some gladiators included knives and swords, shields, and helmets. More items… Roman Gladiators…
While ketchup was not specifically mentioned as a potential substitute, critics demonstrated outrage in Congress and in the media against the Ronald Reagan administration for cutting school lunch budgets and allowing ketchup and other condiments to count as vegetables. The ketchup as a vegetable controversy refers to proposed United States…
Richard I, king of England and known as “Richard the Lionheart,” had fought his way into legend as leader of the Third Crusade (1189- 92). So had his Muslim opponent, the Sultan of Egypt, Saladin (0000ooooooooooooooooooo). Richard the Lionheart did not want his army to suffer a similar fate to…
“Friday” is a song performed by American singer Rebecca Black, written and produced by Los Angeles record producers Clarence Jey and Patrice Wilson. Friday (Rebecca Black song) ” Friday ” is a song by American singer Rebecca Black, written and produced by Los Angeles record producers Clarence Jey and Patrice…
It is a superb film in all respects. Following Treasure Island Walt Disney decided to make The Story of Robin Hood and carefully chose the leading actors himself – certainly Richard Todd and Joan Rice were his preference – and he was right. They were VERY good. Disney reunited the…