William Henry Harrison Made History Today in 1841
U.S. President William Henry Harrison made history on this day in 170 years ago. How? He became the first president to die while in office.
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Barack Obama: “This Will Be My Final Campaign”
“This will be my final campaign, at least as a candidate.”So said Barack Obama in an email to supporters this morning, announcing that he’s filing the paperwork to run for president in 2012.
Torpedo of Truth, or Bomb of Baloney?
4700 showed up for Charlie Sheen’s live show in Detroit last night. Not many stayed.
King Hussein’s QSL Card
No, that’s not the sequel to The King’s Speech.
Angelina Jolie at Age 15
Angelina Jolie at age 15, in a portrait by photographer Harry Langdon. The shot was part of a large set of Langdon celebrity photos auctioned off last year; the group fetched a total of $122,000.Here’s Angelna Jolie as she looks 20 years later:
Happy Birthday, D. Boon!
Today would have been the 53rd birthday of D. Boon, singer and guitarist for the San Pedro punk band Minutemen back in the 1980s. He died in 1985 at the age of 27, killed in a car crash.
Here’s a video of one of my favorite Minutemen songs, “This Ain’t No Picnic.” It’s funny, it’s short, it’s a typical Minutemen song in theme and execution and it stars their nemesis, then-president Ronald Reagan:
Robin Williams is Bewhiskered and On Broadway
Robin Williams last night after making his Broadway acting debut in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.
Don Draper Will Return (Thrice Over)
Don Draper fans can relax: Mad Men is coming back for three more seasons.
Just a Nice Photo: Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan poses with Amy and Catherine Quinn, her co-stars in the 2008 film City of Ember.
Google Doodle for Robert Bunsen: Why the Coffee Pot?
The Google Doodle for the day celebrates scientist Robert Bunsen on his 200th birthday. And a lovely Google Doodle it is! (Although technically, shouldn’t the Bunsen Burner flame be colorless?)