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1 day ago · 2. Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; September 29, 1957) [1] is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a brash, deliberately offensive persona known as "The Diceman". In 1990, he became the first stand-up comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden for two consecutive nights. [2]
3 days ago · While the Rices supported the goals of the civil rights movement, they did not agree with the idea of putting their child in harm's way. Rice was eight when her schoolmate Denise McNair, aged 11, was murdered in the bombing of the primarily black Sixteenth Street Baptist Church by white supremacists on September 15, 1963.
Jul 22, 2024 · Introduction to Europe. A form of chaturanga or shatranj made its way to Europe by way of Persia, the Byzantine Empire, and, perhaps most important of all, the expanding Arabian empire.
1 day ago · US National Championships. 1934 St.Louis. Light-heavyweight. Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed " the Brown Bomber ", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight ...
Jul 14, 2024 · Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time. The Black Death is widely thought to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
5 days ago · One of the world's most recognised and prolific reggae groups, Black Uhuru, take to our stage this July for two incredible shows. Founded by Derrick “Duckie” Simpson the “Gong Gong Gullie”, in the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica in the early 70s,...
5 days ago · The interest in integration in the 1940s was sparked by several factors—the increasing economic and political influence of urban Blacks, the success of Black ballplayers in exhibition games with major leaguers, and especially the participation of African Americans in World War II.
