July 10 1925: Jury selection began in Dayton, Tennessee, in the trial of John T. Scopes, charged with teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. 1940: The Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks […]
These celebrities have birthdays this week: July 10 Actor William Smithers (“Dallas”) is 98. Singer Mavis Staples is 86. Actor Mills Watson (“B.J. and the Bear”) is 85. Actor Robert Pine (“CHiPS”) is 84. Folk […]
NEW YORK — Carol Kaye, a prolific and revered bassist who played on thousands of songs in the 1960s including hits by the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and Barbra Streisand, told The Associated Press […]
In the 50-plus years of James Bond, the wait between films has never gone longer than six years. The next entry, and first since Daniel Craig’s dramatic exit, may test that — but things are […]
RALEIGH — When 311’s self-titled third record, known simply to devotees of the Nebraska outfit as “The Blue Album,” dropped, the timing was perfect. In 1995, MTV, FM radio and a blossoming internet wielded the […]
Corby Ledbetter is in trouble. In Wally Lamb’s new novel, “The River Is Waiting,” Corby has lost his job as a commercial artist and has developed a secret addiction to alcohol and pills, setting him […]
Kesha enjoying her freedom on her first new album since she left her old label and Ryan Coogler’s guts-spilling vampire film “Sinners,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a […]
July 3 1863: The pivotal three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops failed to breach Union positions during an assault known as Pickett’s […]
July 3 Playwright Tom Stoppard is 88. Attorney Gloria Allred is 84. Actor Kurtwood Smith is 82. Country singer Johnny Lee is 79. Humorist Dave Barry is 78. Actor Betty Buckley is 78. Talk show […]
NEW YORK — Apple has its first box-office hit. “F1 The Movie” debuted with $55.6 million in North American theaters and $144 million globally over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing the tech […]
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