The controlled use of fire was likely an invention of our ancestor Homo erectus during the Early Stone Age (or Lower Paleolithic). The earliest evidence of fire associated with humans comes from Oldowan hominid sites in the Lake Turkana region of Kenya. The Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) begins, fittingly, with…
He briefly served as a color analyst on CBS ’s NFL coverage in 1981 and 1982. In the early 1980s when producers/creators Glen and Les Charles, and James Burrows were developing the soon-to-be hit sitcom, Cheers, Dryer, along with two other actors, was considered for the role of lead character,…
In January 2021, it was confirmed that Vargas would host a revival of America’s Most Wanted on Fox, which premiered on March 15, 2021. Vargas is now the anchor of News Cafe on A&E’s FYI Network. Elizabeth Vargas is leaving ABC News after 22 years with the network. Multiple sources…
The colonization of Eritrea was particularly intense in the 1920s and 1930s. Right before WWII, around 75k Italians lived in Eritrea (whose total population was just below one million), mostly at Asmara. Off the plateau, the pastoralist peoples in the west and north knew no foreign master until the early…
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. In fact, many of them had just one binding factor in common – they all loved her. Ella Jane Fitzgerald…
Courtesy of the US Coast Guard. Long before he became a beloved actor, Ernest Borgnine, born Ermes Borgnino, joined the navy after graduating from high school in 1935. He was discharged in 1941, but reenlisted after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Did Ernest Borgnine fight in ww2? In a…
Ella Fitzgerald became the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award in 1958. Did You Know? Ella Fitzgerald recorded more than 200 albums throughout her extensive career. Who Was Ella Fitzgerald? “It isn’t where you came from, its where you’re going that counts.” In 1938, she co-wrote the…
Michael Patrick Bilon (August 29, 1947 – January 27, 1983) was an American actor best known for his performances in Under the RainbowUnder the RainbowUnder the Rainbow is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Steve Rash and starring Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, and Billy Barty. The plot…
Elonis was convicted in 2011 of five counts of interstate communication of threats after threatening his then estranged wife, law enforcement officials and kindergarten children in a series of graphic Facebook posts. He argued the posts were rap lyrics and protected by free speech. Did Anthony elonis go to jail?…
As negative as it sounds, colonialism has its own merits. Let us discuss them in brief. The European countries benefited a lot from colonialism, but that was intended. However, the colonies also learned a lot from the developed nations. Positive & Negative Effects of Colonialism. Beginning in the 16th century,…