August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997 Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje in the Balkans. Mother Teresa pursued her life as a missionary at the age of 18 when she entered into the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was in 1937 that Mother Teresa, then Sister Teresa, “…made her […]
August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982 Today is one of those rare occasions when it is the anniversary of someone’s death but also the anniversary of their day of birth. It is has been 30 years since Ingrid Bergman passed away on her 67th birthday. Ingrid Bergman was an international film star whose acting […]
June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962 It has been 50 years since the woman born as Norma Jeane Mortenson (later changed to Baker) passed away. Known as Marilyn Monroe, she died at the young age of 36. A recently published book, The Empty Glass, analyzes the ongoing conspiracy surrounding Monroe’s death.1 Ms. Monroe had […]
June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934 Known as “Public Enemy Number One,” John Dillinger was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1903 and became one of America’s most notorious gangsters. While wanted for bank robberies throughout the Midwest, Dillinger became the focus of the FBI when he stole a sheriff’s car and drove it across […]
August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002 While I pride myself on my sports knowledge, my husband often reminds me of all the information I apparently do not know. Yesterday’s example revolves around Ted Williams as I began to write this post. Now, I know who Ted Williams was and do know of his baseball […]
November 18, 1963 – June 19, 1986 Leonard Kevin Bias, known as Len, was arguably one of the most promising NBA athletes ever drafted. However, Bias was never able to reach his full potential on a professional sports team. Len Bias was drafted by the Boston Celtics as the second overall draft pick in 1986 […]
February 7, 2012 – June 9, 1870 Born Charles John Huffam Dickens in Portsmouth, England, Mr. Dickens brought us the classic works of Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol. 2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens’ birth and also the 142nd anniversary of his death. Dickens suffered a […]
May 2012 was a big month for Facebook co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, with his company going public and his surprise wedding to longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. Zuckerberg and Chan were able to pull off a very private and intimate celebration but what followed was a flurry of news reports speculating about the financial planning that had […]
April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912 Earlier this year, marked the 64th anniversary of Orville Wright’s death. However, today is the 100th anniversary of the other Wright Brother’s death – Wilbur Wright. Wilbur was the older of the two Wright Brothers but died much earlier at the age of 45. Wilbur died of typhoid […]
July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862 Today is the 150th anniversary of Henry David Thoreau’s death. He died at age 44 – probably just scratching the surface at all he had to offer the world. To say Thoreau impacted lives is an understatement. For a touching op-ed on Thoreau’s influence, you can read Michael […]
February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882 It has been 130 years since the famous scientist, Charles Darwin, passed away at age 73. He is known for his theory of evolution and more specifically, the theory of natural selection. As The New York Times noted in his obituary… The announcement that Charles Robert Darwin died […]