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Marsha Hunt, 1917-2022: An Appreciation of One of Hollywood’s Genuine Heroines
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoThe death of actress-activist Marsha Hunt this week is a historical watershed and a personal loss....
‘Amsterdam’ Review: Three Amigos Try to Save America in David O. Russell’s Ungainly Period Dramedy
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years ago“A lot of this really happened,” teases the opening card of David O. Russell’s unruly ensemble...
Analysis: Biden, Zelenskyy try to keep Congress from balking
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoVolodymyr Zelenskyy's dramatic visit to Washington was a moment for the White House to demonstrate...
DC's cherry blossoms coming early due to confusing weather
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe cherry trees in the nation’s capital are confused by Earth’s changing climate, with the iconic...
Pageantry evoking Churchill greets Zelenskyy in Washington
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoAt a time of grave consequence, a wartime leader crossed the Atlantic to arrive at a White House...
Today in History: MARCH 1, Watergate figures indicted
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, March 1, the 60th day of 2023. There are 305 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 1, 1974, seven people, including former Nixon ...
Today in History: May 12, Soviets lift Berlin Blockade
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade, which the Western powers had succeeded in circumventing with their Berlin Airlift. In 1932, the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the ...
Today in History: August 9, atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Aug. 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nation’s 38th chief executive as President Richard Nixon’s resignation took effect. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” which described ...
Today in History: April 16, MLK writes from Birmingham jail
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoToday’s Highlight in History: On April 16, 1945, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers ...
Today in History: March 13, Pope Francis is elected
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoIn 1925, the Tennessee General Assembly approved a bill prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution. In 1781, the seventh planet of the solar system, Uranus, was discovered by Sir William ...