Libyan rebels were waiting on Monday morning for orders to launch their final attack on the besieged town of Bani Walid, after negotiations over the surrender of the town, one of Moammar Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds, collapsed. (Sept. 5)
Continue reading …Libyan rebels were waiting on Monday morning for orders to launch their final attack on the besieged town of Bani Walid, after negotiations over the surrender of the town, one of Moammar Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds, collapsed. (Sept. 5)
Continue reading …Highlights of this day in history: A massacre at the Munich Olympics; President Gerald Ford escapes the first of two assassination attempts, weeks apart; Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ published; Missionary nun Mother Teresa dies. (Sept. 5)
Continue reading …Born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946, Freddie Mercury made a name for himself as one of the greatest frontmen in rock history as the lead singer and lyricist for Queen. In 1991, he passed away at 45 from broncopneumonia brought on by AIDS, one day after announcing he suffered from the disease. He would have turned
Continue reading …A scary moment Sunday for defending US Open champ Rafael Nadal in his post-match news conference. Answering questions in Spanish, Nadal suffered painful leg cramps. After treatment, he resumed his Spanish interviews. (Sept. 4)
Continue reading …Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace displayed to former Vice President Dick Cheney how NBC’s Today show on Tuesday had ended Matt Lauer’s interview with him by pulling back to highlight an Amnesty International protest sign (“TORTURE IS A CRIME: INVESTIGATE CHENEY”) in the crowd on the street. Wallace wondered: “What do you make of that? I mean, I somehow doubt that if Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama were speaking, they would have taken the shot and then suddenly a person with a sign would have been putting their picture up. I mean, simply, do you think there is a liberal bias in the mainstream media?” Cheney, who seemed to have not seen the video before, chuckled as he repeated the sign’s line, “investigate Cheney.” Out on a media tour to promote his memoirs, Cheney demurred on a chance to condemn NBC News, replying to Wallace’s liberal bias suspicion: “Oh, I think there probably is. But I don’t spend a lot of time worrying about it.” Earlier: “ NBC's Lauer to Cheney: You’re the ‘Most Divisive Political Figure in This Country in a Century ’” From the September 4 Fox News Sunday: CHRIS WALLACE: I don’t know if you’ve seen this. I was watching your interview on the Today show earlier this week and I don’t even know if you’re aware of this. I want to show you – take a look at how it ended. TODAY SHOW CLIP: MATT LAUER, TODAY : Thank you for being with us this morning. I appreciate it. DICK CHENEY, ON TODAY: Well Matt, I’ve enjoyed it. [VIDEO: sign] END TODAY CLIP
Continue reading …(Video Link) YouTube user vrflyer installed a tiny, fake instrument display in a model F-16. He placed a doll inside, but replaced the head with a camera. The camera moved to track the movements of vrflyer’s own head. So as the plane flies, he saw a simulation of what a F-16 pilot would see. -via Geekologie Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Neatorama Discovery Date : 02/09/2011 02:40 Number of articles : 3
Continue reading …Hall of Fame defensive end Lee Roy Selmon died Sunday, two days after being hospitalized for a stroke. He was 56. Selmon led Oklahoma to back-to-back national championships in the mid-1970s. (Sept. 4)
Continue reading …Strong winds damaged more than 20 homes and knocked out power to hundreds of customers in a small Alabama town. The National Weather Service is investigating if the severe weather was a tornado. (Sept. 4)
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