March 29 Calendar 1058 Stephen IX [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belgium Pope (1057-58), dies 1368 Emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328) 1461 Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421) 1552 Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh Guru, dies at 47 1578 Arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524) 1578 Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (b. 1527) 1625 Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b.
HOUSING: Knickerbocker Village | TIME
Smack in the middle of the slum-mulligan of Manhattan’s lower East Side two barefaced, rectangular apartments rear their bricks twelve stories into the air. Jointly christened Knickerbocker Village, they cover four whole city blocks. Between the two units is a concrete playground, and within each will be a garden. Each of the 1,593 apartments has wooden parquet floors, electric refrigeration, tiled bathrooms, outside windows. The elevators are self-operating. Rentals range from $22.
James Dean (Actor) - On This Day
Profession: Actor
Biography: Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden
Born: February 8, 1931
Birthplace: Marion, Indiana, USA Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Aquarius
Died: September 30, 1955 (aged 24)
Cause of Death: Car accident
Acting Career 1950-12-13 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial 1955-09-30 American actor and cultural icon James Dean is killed in a car crash aged 24 1955-10-27 "
Judge Tosses Copyright Suit Involving Josh Groban Song You Raise Me Up
Judges appear to be getting more and more skeptical of music copyright lawsuits.
In the latest ruling, a federal judge has thrown out a suit claiming that the 2003 Josh Groban song “You Raise Me Up” was based on an Icelandic song from 1977 called “Soknudur.”
The plaintiff, Icelandic singer-songwriter Johann Helgason, hired Judith Finell, the expert musicologist who helped the family of Marvin Gaye win the “Blurred Lines” copyright case against Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke.
K9 Singer blames eLDee for his flawed music career
K9 who was signed to eLDee’s Trybe Records lamented his crawling career on Instagram. “At this stage in my career I should be making more money than I am, and the K9 name & brand should be bigger than it is. But kokoma didn’t get a video,” he wrote, faulting eLDee for trivialising his hard work and sweat. K9 was discovered in 2011 when Trybe Records hosted a music talent hunt tagged ‘Top talent’.
Kardashians Unveil The Most Ridiculous Christmas Card Yet
Courtesy E! Online It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but the reality television family is kicking off the season in a … umm … different way this year. On an E! Special, “Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s: A Very Merry Christmas,” viewers of the hour-long show got an inside look into how the over-the-top photo came together.
Celebrity photographer David LaChapelle was the artistic vision behind the photo, which typically includes a wide-shot of the family dressed to the nines and looking very serious.
King James Bible: How and Why the Translation Came to Be
Precisely 451 years after the June 19, 1566, birth of King James I of England, one achievement of his reign still stands above the rest: the 1611 English translation of the Old and New Testaments that bears his name. The King James Bible, one of the most printed books ever, transformed the English language, coining everyday phrases like “the root of all evil.”
But what motivated James to authorize the project?
LIFE Magazine's Best Summer Covers, 1936-1972
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For all of LIFE Magazine’s coverage of serious matters–from war to politics to movements–the editors also had their fingers on the pulse of American leisure. Simply put, they cared about how their readers had fun, and the magazine’s covers reflected that. Never were LIFE’s editors more interested in recreation than during the summer, when covers zeroed in on beach excursions and sailing jaunts, poolside fashions and children at play.
Marines Contracting Out Training for Force Recon
Chris Hondros / Getty ImagesForce Recon Marines interrogate an Iraqi prisoner shortly after the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
The Marines deem themselves to be elite, and their Force Recon units – special-ops-capable Marines who specialize in going deep into enemy territory to scout out the bad guys — are among the most elite of the elite.
That’s what makes this recent contract solicitation to hire an outside firm to train Force Recon Marines interesting.
McDonald's Looks to Beef Up Image With Mega-Burger
McDonald’s is bringing back big burgers in the hopes that they, in turn, will bring back customers.
Starting later this month, the world’s largest restaurant chain will, for a short time, bring back beefier burgers to its U.S. restaurants that are akin to the Angus Third Pounders it discontinued two years ago. The company’s hope is that its budget-conscious customers will cough up a hefty $4.99 for the sandwich – the “Sirloin Third Pound” burgers – and that it will serve as a foothold to better compete against a growing list of premium burger rivals.