In medieval times, Christmas celebrations carried on for multiple raucous days and nights. In medieval times, Christmas celebrations carried on for multiple raucous days and nights. The medieval calendar became dominated by Christmas events starting forty days prior to Christmas Day, the period we now know as Advent (from the…
They had five children: Charles Pinckney, Thomas Pinckney, Miles Brewton Pinckney, Mary Pinckney, and Rebecca Pinckney. Colonel Charles Pinckney was among many influential Pinckneys of South Carolina. After returning to the colonies, in 1773, Pinckney married Sarah Middleton. Her father Henry Middleton later served as the second President of the…
The first Christmas Island lies in the Indian Ocean between Australia and Indonesia and was first seen by the Dutch sailor William Mynors and his crew on Christmas Day 1643. The 135 square kilometre patch of volcanic origin with its 1400 inhabitants has been part of Australia since 1957. Christmas…
One slight problem, though: Charles isn’t real. Ever notice how no one other than John talks to/interacts with him, even if they are out at a bar together? Well, that’s because John is the only one who can see him. John is schizophrenic, and Charles is one of his delusions.…
It is well known that Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ North America in 1492. Except, of course, he didn’t. Indigenous peoples had been making their way across what was then a land bridge from Asia for perhaps 20,000 years before him. And we now know that he was not even the first…
The sketch was filmed over a two-day period along with another “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” about the time he met Rick James. Comedian Charlie Murphy (r.) has died at the age of 57 from leukemia. One, it asked us to take seriously a largely unknown comedian whose primary resume…
Keitel called out to Christopher Walken standing nearby, “Hey, Walken were you in the Marines?” Taking a long sip of red wine, the slightly ashen actor replied with a smile, “I was but no one ever believes me.” (The Observer had a look and it appears that Walken never actually…
Mr. Rich, called the Silver Fox because of his prematurely gray hair, reached his commercial peak in 1973 with two million-selling singles, “Behind Closed Doors” and “The Most Beautiful Girl,” both of which featured his smooth, slightly world-weary baritone. Charlie Rich, 62, ’Silver Fox,’ Country Singer and Songwriter. Charlie Rich,…
Martial Arts Tournament Fighting. Chuck Norris had an outstanding karate tournament career from 1964 until his retirement in 1974. His tournament record is estimated to be 183-10-2, though opinions often vary on this to a significant degree. He won at least 30 tournaments. Also at the beginning of 1967, during…
It would be safe to say Chaucer valued religion, but he distrusted the Catholic Church, which was ridden with corruption and an overwhelming interest in money. Chaucer’s satire of the church’s greed comes in the way he portrays most of the clergy in the party. Chaucer’s attitude to the Church…