Brazilian television reported that he died during heart surgery. Widely recognized as one of the great pop composers of his time, Mr. Jobim wrote haunting, evocative works with unusual harmonies and subtle rhythms. Is Jobim still alive? Jobim spoke little English then and I little Portuguese. His ancestry is French,…
Occupation of Japan, (1945–52) military occupation of Japan by the Allied Powers after its defeat in World War II. Theoretically an international occupation, in fact it was carried out almost entirely by U.S. forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur. During the occupation period, Japanese soldiers and civilians from abroad were repatriated…
Just as the prophet Daniel prophesied, the second Temple was rebuilt during difficult times and Jesus, the Messiah (Anointed One) came while the second Temple was still standing and functioning. The Temple stood throughout Jesus’ life from a baby to an adult. It may not be an overstatement to say…
Joe Ligon married Peggy Reece in 1968. The couple stayed together until he died in 2016. He had eight daughters, La Tonya, La Tisha, Debra, Clarice, Adrenia, Patricia, Dawn, and Ericka. Being born on 11 October 1936, Joe Ligon was 80 years old at the time of his death. Ligon…
Jason Bourne. WARNING: Major Jason Bourne spoilers ahead. During a period spanning four Bourne films, 14 years and countless fistfights, Julia Stiles has played Nicky Parsons, a former Operation Treadstone agent and BFF of superspy Jason Bourne. Nicolette “Nicky” Parsons, born March 28th, 1979 (March 28th, 1983 in Jason Bourne)…
As the location of Jesus’ baptism is described as wilderness, the preservation of the Zor, the green wilderness along the Jordan River, is essential to maintain this attribution. Christ was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist, who was also known as the Baptist. After being baptized, Jesus…
Since the release of Jaws in 1975, shark populations have only fallen catastrophically. Over the last half-decade, populations of sharks and rays (a close evolutionary relative) have decreased by 71%. More than 100 million sharks are killed each year, and over 30% of all shark and ray species are considered…
University of Cambridge Professor Colin Humphreys has argued in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society that a comet in the early 5 BCE was likely the “Star of Bethlehem”, putting Jesus’ birth in or near April, 5 BC. The modern LDS belief that Jesus was born on April…
None of the Jaws movie was filmed at Universal, so the Jaws attraction is a recreation of a few of the buildings seen on Marthas’ Vineyard, where the entire film was shot on location. Jaws is an expanded version of a famous miniature attraction on the long-running and world famous…
Who, What, Why: Why is Good Friday called Good Friday? It is the day when Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. So why is it called Good Friday? According to the Bible, the son of God was flogged, ordered to carry the cross on which he would be crucified and then…