The 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 82nd in-season exhibition game between the All-Stars of the National League (NL) and the American League (AL); the leagues composing Major League Baseball. The event was held on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the…
Voting for the 2022 John R. Wooden Award will open in March during the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Once it opens, you may cast your ballots using the link sent to your email address. The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding…
In 480 BCE, the Greeks defeated the Persian fleet off the island of Salamis in the largest naval battle ever fought in the ancient world. The Greek victory proved to be the turning point in the war, for the Persian king, Xerxes, returned to Asia with his surviving ships and…
The third season of Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too premiered on December 5, 2011, with Tanisha Thomas returning as the host. The season ran for eight episodes and concluded on January 23, 2012. Winners: Kem Cetinay & Amber Davies. By the time the Love Island season 3 finale…
Battle of Tours, also called Battle of Poitiers, (October 732), victory won by Charles Martel, the de facto ruler of the Frankish kingdoms, over Muslim invaders from Spain. Patriots defeat Loyalists at Kettle Creek. A Patriot militia force of 340 led by Colonel Andrew Pickens of South Carolina with Colonel…
Romanticism in English literature started in the late eighteenth century, with the poets William Blake, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor ColeridgeColeridge was born on 21 October 1772 in the rural town of Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, the youngest of the children. Of his childhood, Coleridge suggests that…
In early Rome, patricians were the only ones who could hold political or religious office. The plebeiansplebeiansIn ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words “commoners”. Both classes were hereditary.https://en.wikipedia.org…
The best news for Naruto is that he definitely won’t die since Superman seldom kills his foes, and he never kills humans. Naruto is one of the greatest ninjas in all of fiction, but it’s unlikely any ninja can defeat Superman. The main issue with Naruto facing Superman ultimately boils…
The Founding Fathers, a group of predominantly wealthy plantation owners and businessmen, united 13 disparate colonies, fought for independence from Britain and penned a series of influential governing documents that steer the country to this day. The fact is, the Founding Fathers were ambitious. Also grouchy, scared, and hopeful. They…
These were Andrew, John, Simon Peter, Philip, Nathanael, James, and Levi Matthew. Prior to this eventful day, however, none of the Twelve had been ordained or set apart to their sacred office. The Twelve (in the order presented at the meeting) were Lyman Johnson, age 23; Brigham Young, 33; Heber…