Shauna Wright
Celebrity Birthdays for December 16 – Billy Gibbons, Benjamin Bratt and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Billy Gibbons
Age: 62
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Musician
Known For: Being one of the famously-bearded guitarists of the blues-rock band ZZ Top, which is known for songs like ‘Legs,’ ‘La Grange,’ ‘Tush,’ and ‘Tube Snake Boogie’
This Day in History for December 16 – Boston Tea Party Occurs and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1773 – In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor in what would come to be known as the Boston Tea Party (More info)
1920 – The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China and kills an estimated 200,000 (More info)
Good News for New Year’s Resolutions States ‘Nibbling’ Is OK — Health Check
As you start to think about your New Year’s diet (really, don’t we all have one planned?), a small Norwegian study has found a little eating between meals won’t necessarily torpedo your weight-loss goals.
New Movie Releases — ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’
Whether your thing is singing rodents or sleuthing Englishmen, you’ll want to start heading to the theater.
In ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,’ the squeaky trio of Alvin, Simon and Theodore find themselves marooned on a tropical island after they go overboard from their cruise ship.
Celebrity Birthdays for December 13 – Jamie Foxx, Taylor Swift and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Jamie Foxx
Age: 44
Occupation: Actor, Singer, and Songwriter
Known For: His Oscar-winning role in ‘Ray,’ starring on TV shows such as ‘In Living Color’ and ‘The Jamie Foxx Show,’ and collaborating with artists like Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, and Mary J. Blige
This Day in History for December 13 – Saddam Hussein Captured and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage (More info)
1862 – At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside in a decisive loss for the Union army (More info)
Woman Makes Santa’s Naughty List for Falsely Claiming She Had Cancer [VIDEO]
If anyone is going to get a lumps of coal in his or her stocking this year, it’s Martha Nicholas. The Virginian woman was arrested Wednesday for bilking kind-hearted people out of money by falsely claiming she had cancer. Nicholas, 42, duped even her husband and children along the way, claimed she was a four-time cancer patient and participated in multiple cancer fundraisers
This Day in History for December 12 – GM Phases Out Oldsmobile and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1901 – Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean (More info)
1913 – Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece ‘The Mona Lisa’ is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia’
Celebrity Birthdays for December 12 – Dionne Warwick, Jennifer Connelly and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Dionne Warwick
Age: 71
Occupation: Singer
Known For: Top 10 hits like ‘Anyone Who Had a Heart,’ ‘Walk On By,’ and ‘Do You Know the Way to San Jose?,’ being Whitney Houston’s cousin, and hosting infomercials for the Psychic Friends Network
Weekend Box Office: ‘New Year’s Eve’ Toasts a First Place Finish
It took a movie with a zillion stars to do it, but ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ has finally been knocked off its perch at the top of the charts. Despite blistering reviews, ‘New Year’s Eve’ brought in $13.7 million in its debut, making it the most popular movie at the box office this weekend.
Mormon College Seemingly Adopts ‘God Hates Skinny Jeans’ Mantra as They Fail Student for Wearing Them
College exams are stressful enough without having to worry about how you’re dressed when you leave the house. But Rachel Vermillion, a senior at Brigham Young University-Idaho, learned that attire matters — when she showed up to take an exam, a testing center employee turned her away, claiming her pants were too tight.
Celebrity Birthdays for December 9 – Judi Dench, Felicity Huffman and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Dame Judi Dench
Age: 77
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Extensive stage work, playing M in the James Bond films, acclaimed work in movies such as ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ ‘Chocolat,’ ‘Mrs Henderson Presents,’ and ‘Notes on a Scandal,’ and receiving two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award