Have you ever wondered where the tradition of celebrating ‘birthdays’ comes from? After all, there are some cultures and religions around the world that don’t commemorate the day that they were born, at least not in the extravagant way that we do! Well, the earliest ‘birthday parties’ were in fact held because it was thought [...]
Giulio Andreotti, seven-time Italian Prime Minister, dead at 94
May 7 Leave a Comment
ROME — “Power wears out those who do not have it”. This is one of Giulio Andreotti more famous aphorisms that is a part of Italian history. Mr. Andreotti has died at his home in Rome. He was 94 years old and he was an Italian politician of the centrist Christian Democracy party and he [...]
Joe Frazier dead at 67
Nov. 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Joe Frazier, the first boxer ever to defeat Muhammad Ali, died Monday after a battle with liver cancer. He was 67. Mr. Frazier won boxing’s Fight of the Century and then fought Ali nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila. Frazier was one of the greatest boxers ever, something that Ali, widely considered [...]
Elizabeth Edwards takes turn for the worse, stops cancer treatment
Dec. 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of disgraced former vice presidential candidate John Edwards, has ceased her treatment for cancer after being told by doctors that further efforts to treat here would have no effect. She is said to be resting with her family and friends at her side. Edwards sent the following message to well-wishers [...]
Champion surfer Andy Irons found dead
Nov. 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
DALLAS — Three-time World champion surfer, Andy Irons was found dead Tuesday in a Dallas hotel room Tuesday. He was 32. Hotel staff discovered Irons’ body after he failed to respond to a wake-up call, NBC reported. Irons was in Dallas on a layover, returning home to Kauai, Hawaii after planning to compete in the [...]
Benoit Mandelbrot has died
Oct. 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Mandelbrot Set is one of the most famous 20th century mathematics wonders. It is a mathematic structure that truly deals in infinite complexity, but Saturday the academic world mourns the end of the life one of one of the most brilliant mathematicians known. Benoit B. Mandelbrot, the inventor of “fratal geometry” died of pancreatic [...]
Have a question about “Twilight”? Ask Justin Chon!
June 24, 2010 2 Comments
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Have Justin answer your burning questions about Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Don Michele Caruso, 80, legendary Melrose pizza shop owner dies
May 14, 2010 2 Comments
Pizzeria owner was local character
Iconic designer Alexander McQueen dead at 40
Feb. 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
The famous designer reportedly hanged himself
“Catcher in the Rye” author J.D. Salinger dead at 91
Jan. 28, 2010 1 Comment
The Boston Globe reports one of the most well-known authors of the 20th century, J.D. Salinger, has died at his New Hampshire home. He was 91. Mr. Salinger was the author of the famous “The Catcher in the Rye.” First published in 1951, the book has sold more than 60 million copies. Mr. Salinger died [...]
Captain Lou, Mario Actor, dead at 76
Oct. 14, 2009 Leave a Comment
But his legacy will live on forever.
The life of Massachusetts’ tragic elder statesman
Aug. 26, 2009 4 Comments
A brief primer on the long life and career of Edward M. Kennedy.
Senator Byrd urges colleagues to honor Kennedy
Aug. 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia is calling for his colleagues in the Senate to honor his “best friend in the Senate” by naming the seemingly-impending health care reform legislation after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, who died after a year-long battle with brain cancer yesterday. Health care reform was one of Kennedy’s [...]
Goodbye John Hughes
Aug. 7, 2009 1 Comment
The man who gave us Ferris Bueller and Sixteen Candles died this week.
John S. Barry, marketing force behind rise of WD-40, dies at 84
July 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
John S. Barry, an executive largely responsible for the surge in popularity of WD-40, the lubricant so multipurpose it has at least 2,000 uses, died July 3 after battling pulmonary fibrosis, the NY Times reports. He was 84.
