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Gerald Fried, Emmy Winner for ‘Roots’ and Composer for ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ Dies at 95
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoComposer Gerald Fried, who won an Emmy for the landmark miniseries “Roots” and whose 1960s scores,...
King Charles’s extraordinary story in 76 photos: From little prince to reigning monarch
Yahoo Life UK· 1 year agoKing Charles III (L-R) in 1954, 1976, and 2023. (Getty Images) King Charles III has been waiting to...
Jim Brown, NFL Great and Star of Films Including ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ Dies at 87
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoJim Brown, the NFL titan who appeared in “The Dirty Dozen,” many Blaxploitation films plus Oliver...
PBS Leads as Peabody Announces 27 Nominees for Documentary and News Honors
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoPBS landed eight nominations, the most of any outlet, as Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced...
Today in History: May 18, Mount St. Helens erupts
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoIn 1652, Rhode Island became the first American colony to pass a law abolishing African slavery; however, the law was apparently never enforced. In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg began during ...
Today in History: December 23, Japanese war leaders executed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Dec. 23, 1788, Maryland passed an act to cede an area “not exceeding ten miles square” for the seat of the national government; about two-thirds of the area became the District of Columbia ...
