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1 day ago · Charles Norman Shay was one of the 500 Native Americans who came ashore on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He was barely 20 years old and had grown up on an Indian reservation in the US state of Maine. Today, the former combat medic has settled permanently in the Calvados district of Normandy, a few kilometres from where “the most important day of his life” took place ...
5 days ago · The movie “Father of the Bride” is a beloved classic that has captured the hearts of audiences for decades. Released in 1991, this heartwarming comedy follows the journey of George Banks as he navigates the chaos and emotions that come with planning his daughter’s wedding. Directed by Charles Shyer and starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin Short, the film is filled with ...
1 day ago · Deaths in 2024. The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
1 day ago · The Egyptian pharaoh and unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt was carried off and then killed by a hippopotamus. [2] [3] Draco of Athens. c. 620 BC. The Athenian lawmaker was reportedly smothered to death by gifts of cloaks and hats showered upon him by appreciative citizens at a theatre in Aegina, Greece.
6 days ago · At County Hall in Ruthin on Thursday (May 30), an inquest was held into the 39-year-old's death. It heard that Ms Charles had been first reported missing on December 23, 2023 by her partner ...
5 days ago · Updated 11:38 AM PDT, May 30, 2024. LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will take part in his official birthday celebrations in a little over two weeks, as the monarch eases his way back into public duties while continuing to undergo cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday. The news came amid reports that Prince William’s wife ...
5 days ago · John Wayne Gacy was born at Edgewater Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, [1] on March 17, 1942, the second of three children and only son of John Stanley Gacy and Marion Elaine Robison. [2] [3] His father was an auto repair machinist and World War I veteran, and his mother was a homemaker. [4] [5] Gacy was of Polish and Danish ancestry, and his family was Catholic. [6] [7]
