Friday morning (March 23), Taylor Swift appearance on Kelly Ripa’s show ‘Live! With Kelly’ re-aired, with the singer talking about the upcoming 2012 ACM Awards, the shiny trophies she already has on her shelf and what it’s like to be a role model for millions of young girls.
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in Japan. While that tragedy highlighted the downside to nuclear power, has it changed opinions about the energy source?
As we approach St. Patrick’s Day, it’s a good time to think about how luck affects our lives.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1861 – The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted (More info)
1941 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan (More info)
1993 – Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States (More info)
2004 – Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain kill 191 people (More info)
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Bernadette Peters
Age: 65
Occupation: Actress, Singer and Author
Known For: Being one of the most critically acclaimed Broadway performers in history, appearing in the films ‘Silent Movie,’ ‘The Jerk,’ ‘Pennies from Heaven’ and ‘Annie,’ having a voice like buttah, and her mass of trademark red curls
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates US transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco (More info)
1924 – The French Alps hosts the first Winter Olympics games (More info)
January 13, 2012 I am not sure of the actual reasoning behind this stunt other than maybe just to show off, but in Japan they have an entirely different view of stair climbing than we do.
January 9, 2012 This is probably going to be the oddest thing you will look at on the internet today. It's like a bad car wreck, you don't want to look but you are going to.
December 12, 2011 Santa has been spotted swimming with sharks, bungee jumping and directing traffic. He's everywhere! He's everywhere!
