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Desert Island Discs: A history of the 81-year-old BBC radio show
Yahoo Celebrity UK· 1 year agoMichael Parkinson presenting Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio in 1985. (Alamy) BRIAN HARRIS The BBC...
Today in History: April 3, Jesse James killed by Robert Ford
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn April 3, 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner as Motorola executive Martin Cooper called Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.
Today in History: August 31, U.S. mission in Iraq ends
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Aug. 31, 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divided over the war in his country and ...
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: August 28, King's "I Have a Dream" speech
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2022. There are 125 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 28, 1955, Emmett Till, a Black teen from Chicago, ...
Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe governments of 35 nations released a statement Monday calling on the IOC to clarify the...
Column: Welcome to the Island of Misfit Sports
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoLike a fish out of water, Elisabeth Hammerstad tracks down a simple garden hose to wash off the sand and drench herself in a bit of relief from the...
Hayley Hasselhoff wants women to 'feel confident in any shape or size'
Yahoo Life· 2 years agoHayley Hasselhoff took the runway at Paraiso Miami Beach Swim Week. (Photo: Getty Images) Hayley...
Is ‘Tár’ Rooting For or Against Cate Blanchett’s Superstar Predator Conductor?
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoThere are a lot of enticing questions that haunt “Tár,” Todd Field’s rapturously fascinating,...
Neil Jordan, Isabelle Huppert, Sergei Loznitsa Honored at 12th Atlantida Mallorca Film Fest in Spain
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoThe 12th Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest (AMFF) in Spain is reeling in a bevy of luminaries led by Neil...