Jesse James Has a Book, Too!
Speaking of Dick Van Dyke’s new book, here’s another lovable, family-friendly guy with a memoir. Jesse James’s book is called American Outlaw.
Biographies
Alan Shepard, Suborbital Stud
To be sung to the tune of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”:
“It was 50 years ago today
Alan Shepard was our first in space
It was just 116 miles
But was guaranteed to raise a smile.
So let me introduce to you
The astronaut you’ve known for years:
The Dogs of War
Canine commandos: a photo essay.One went along on the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Dick Van Dyke: Once a Ham, Always a Ham
And we mean that in the friendliest possible way. Dick Van Dyke is on the road promoting his new autobiography: My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business. He’s …..
The Teacher Who Wouldn’t Shave His Beard Until Osama Bin Laden Was Nabbed
It happened in East Wenatchee:[Gary] Weddle has wanted to cut his beard for years. His wife, Donita,has wanted him to cut it, too.
Happy Birthday, Audrey Hepburn
Today is the birthday of actress Audrey Hepburn. She was born Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston in Belgium in 1929.
She died in 1993 from cancer.
In her honor, here’s a trailer for her 1967 movie Wait Until Dark:
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young, solo, last night in Cincinnati.
The Day They Got Bin Laden: Photos
The White House has released a remarkable series of photos from Sunday, as President Barack Obama and his national security team followed the attack on Osama bin Laden’s compound.
400 Years of the King James Bible
Today is considered the 400th anniversary of the publication of the Authorized King James version of the Bible.
What Do The Rock and J. Edgar Hoover Have in Common?
Died on this day in 1972: J. Edgar HooverBorn on this day in 1972: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
On opposite coasts, at least: Hoover died of a heart attack in Washington, DC, while The Rock was born in Hayward, California.