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| Corinne Bailey Rae hit it big in 2006. (c)Wikipedia |
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| Biko was at the forefront of anti-apartheid activism during the 1970's. (c)Wikipedia |
This Denzel Washington performance in the 1987 film "Cry Freedom" saw him get nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of South African Black activist, Steve Biko.
In this scene, he is addressing the crowd about Black Unity, Empowerment & Consciousness. |
| Star Jones, the multi-talented lawyer is 59 today. (c)Wikipedia |
Star Jones - 59 | Lawyer, Journalist, Designer & Author
Mark William Calaway - 56 | Former WWE Wrestler
Steve Ballmer - 55 | Businessman
Alyson Hannigan - 47 | Actress & TV Host
Peyton Manning - 45 | Former NFL Player
Jessica Chastain - 44 | Actress & Producer
Philip Winchester - 40 | Actress
Chris Bosh - 37 | Former NBA Player
Maya Horgan Famodu - 30 | Entrepreneur & Tech Founder
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Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
1 Peter 2v17
The Holy Bible KJV
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| Nixon granted Frost a series of sit-downs in effort to help restore his reputation. (c)New York Times |
The first episode that focused solely on Nixon's Watergate scandal drew 45 million viewers, which was a record at the time.
For the series of interviews, Nixon was paid $600,000 and received 20% of all profits.
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| Gretzky is the NHL's all time leader in goals scored, points scored and assists. (c)NHL |
Today in 1994, Wayne Gretzky on the Los Angeles Kings scored his 802nd goal breaking the record of his favorite player Gordie Howe.
This happened before a sellout crowd of 16,005 people at the Great Western Forum.
At the time of his retirement in 1999, Gretzky would own 61 NHL records. He is widely regarded as the sport's all time greatest player.
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| The wrestling world changed dramatically with this announcement. (c)CNN Money |
20 years ago today, the WWE (Formely known as the WWF) purchased their rival World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
Three days later, the final episode of WCW's 'Monday Night Nitro' would take place and immediately end the company's Monday Night Wars with WWF's 'Raw'.
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment officially owned WCW for $4.2 million.
"The Invasion" story-line would soon follow.
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| 'Confessions' sold over 1 million copies in week one of its release. (c)Wikipedia |
17 years ago, Usher released his biggest album to date titled 'Confessions'. He would win the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. As of today, it has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
The 5th track and 3rd number one hit single "Confessions Part II" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.
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| Music superstar Chaka Khan is 68 years-old today. (c)Vogue |
Jason Kidd - 48 | NBA Coach & Former NBA Player
Randall Park - 47 | Actor
Keri Russell - 45 | Actress
Mo Farah - 38 | Runner
Brandon Marshall - 37 | Former NFL Player
Somkele Iyamah - 33 | Actress
Ayesha Curry - 32 | Chef & Author
Kyrie Irving - 29 | NBA Player
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On This Day In 1873, the Spanish National Assembly abolished the practice of slavery in Puerto Rico. This came after leaders of the abolition movement (Francisco Mariano Quinones, Jose Julian Acosta, Julio L. de Vizcarrando and Ramon Emeterio Betances and Segundo Ruiz Belvis) fought tooth and nail to end this evil injustice.
With no shame, owners were compensated 35 million pesetas for each slave.
Slaves had to continue work for the next 3 years.
Happy Emancipation Day Puerto Rico.
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| Ali remained firm in his belief of not going to war. (c)New York Daily News |
Ali was stripped of his world heavyweight title after refusing to be drafted to the United States military for the Vietnam War. Prior to the fight, he made it clear that he would not go Asia for battle saying "I ain't got nothing against no Viet Cong".
His boxing license was suspended by the state of New York, got convicted of dodging the draft and sentenced to prison for 5 years. Ali would pay a bond to remain free while appealing the ruling and also paid a $10,000 fine.
His next fight would be October 26th 1970.
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| Before UPN picked up the series, 'In The House' ran for two seasons on NBC. (c)imdb |
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| 'All 'n All' is one of EWF's greatest projects. (c)Amazon |
Though the song was not a hit single initially, it has remained one of the group's most soulful tracks. The album went number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.
