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Today in History: May 31, the Johnstown Flood
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 31, 1889, some 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 million tons of water rushing through the town. In 1790, President George ...
Harry Belafonte, Calypso King Who Worked for African American Rights, Dies at 96
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoSinger, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with...
Polio vaccine: When will children be offered the jab?
Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoChildren in London aged one to 11 will be offered the polio vaccine. (Getty) mtreasure via Getty...
A brief history of 'wokeness'
Yahoo News· 1 year agoHow did being "woke," a term that originally circulated in left-wing circles as a compliment, so quickly become a vague right-wing term with negative...
James Bond books edited: Is the reaction over shaken and over stirred?
Yahoo Movies UK· 1 year agoSean Connery as James Bond in 1962's Dr No. (United Artists) ‘The lament and ‘woke!’ of an online...
Refugee-averse Japan welcomes Ukrainians after Russia war
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoDmytro Remez quietly shows on his laptop before and after photos of buildings, clicking to once...
Pelé's family gathers at hospital in Sao Paulo
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoFamily members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since...
Foreign-Language Screenplays From ‘RRR’ to ‘Corsage’ Jostle for Awards Attention
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoWhen the 2020 Oscar for original screenplay went to South Korea’s “Parasite” scribes (screenplay by...
Perry Como’s and Burl Ives’ Christmas Songs Top ASCAP Annual Holiday Chart
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoIn his recent book “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” Bob Dylan described Perry Como as a “downright...
George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, U2 receive Kennedy Center Honors
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Actor George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, singer Gladys Knight,...
