Dwight Yoakam. Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor, known for his pioneering-style of country music. His popularity starting in the mid-1980s, Yoakam has recorded more than twenty albums and compilations, charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts,……
With international curling medals more elusive for Canada than they once were, Kerri Einarson claimed bronze Sunday at the women’s world curling championship. Einarson edged Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg 8-7 in an extra end to get the host country on the podium at the CN Centre in Prince George, B.C.. Switzerland’s…
Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 14 to 21 August at the Carioca Arena 2 in Barra da Tijuca. Wrestling had been split into two disciplines, freestyle and Greco-Roman, which were further divided into different weight categories. The 24-year-old world champion became the…
It turned out the model was Darrell Taylor, the Browns’ director of youth football. It would have been odd to see another player modeling No. 20 because we so often associate players with their jersey numbers. No. 19. No. 32. No. 76. Most Browns fans can name the players who…
Atop these remains were often strange masks that covered the faces of the dead, a practice seen from the Middle Kingdom all the way until the 1st century CE. Like mummification, the practice reveals the Egyptian approach to life after death. Egyptians believed that death masks aided the soul’s search…
Among those who watched the debates on tv, 30.2% named Mr. Kennedy the winner and 28.6% picked Mr. Nixon. The first debate survey questions were affixed to Sindlinger’s omnibus study,2 a weekly telephone marketing survey. Why did Kennedy win the first debate against Nixon in 1960? Kennedy emerged the apparent…
Templar knights, in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, were amongst the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades. They were prominent in Christian finance; non-combatant members of the order, who made up as much as 90% of their members, managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom. The…
The Boston Braves and Philadelphia Athletics were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Braves then defeated the Athletics in the World Series, four games to none. Meanwhile, the Indianapolis Hoosiers won the 1914 Federal League pennant. The 1914 Major League Baseball season was…
Joker and Penguin will never be the best of friends but they managed to get along well in the past and even worked together multiple times. Their goals are very different but when it comes to it, they can still overcome their differences and be evil side by side. Joker:…
Nebraska recorded its eighth Powerball jackpot winner when a Nebraska Lottery Powerball ticket matched the six winning numbers in the Wednesday, December 22, drawing. Use the second chance: There’s nothing like a second chance. … Use rare numbers: Most players use the same set of numbers. … Make a lottery…