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Family dynasties are a grand tradition in Hollywood. Below are a list of clans of famous actors, directors, writers, and producers who were related to each other. The criteria for this list is how much talent the combined members of the family had and how many generations the dynasty spanned. 10. The Reitman Dynasty Members: Ivan, [...]
Posted by Orrin Konheim on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies · Tagged Academy Award, Alan Jr., Alan Ladd, Alan Ladd Jr, Alan Ladd Sr., All About Eve, Amanda Ladd, America, American film directors, Anjelica, Arturo Toscanini, assistant, Barrymore family, ben, boxer, Bridget, Britain, budding actress, Carmine, Catherine, cavalry officer, character actor, Chelsea Ladd, Christopher Guest, Clark Gable, clint eastwood, commander, Constant Gardener, counter-culture spokeswoman, D.W. Griffith, Danny Huston, Diana, director, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Douglas Jr., drew barrymore, Easy Rider, Ethel, ex son-in-law, first Oscar, Frances, Francis, George Lucas, Georgie Drew, ghostbusters, gifted and athletic actor, great actor, head of creative affairs and eventually president, Henry Fonda, Herbert Blythe, Herman Mankiewicz, Hollywood, iconic actor, Inferno, Ivan Reitman, Jamie Lee, jamie lee curtis, Jamie Lee’s assistant, Jane, Janet Leigh, Jason Reitman, Jason Schwartzman, joan crawford, John Barrymore, John Drew, John Drew Barrymore, Joseph Mankiewicz, Kelliann, Kelly Curtis, Kennedy administration, Lincoln, Lionel, Lost in Translation, Lynn, Mary Pickford, Maurice Drew, Meatballs, Mexican Army, Michael Redgrave, Movie Release, movie White Hunter, Natasha Richardson, navy, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Kim Coppola, Nicolas Cage, Norma Shearer, officer, orson welles, Oscar, oscars, painter, Peter Fonda, principal flutist, producer, Roman Coppola, Ron Howard, sailor, screenwriter, Sierra Madre, silent comedian, Sinbad, Sofia, son-in-law, Spike Jonze, Steven Spielberg, Talia Shire, The Addams Family, The Godfather, the Oscars, The Towering Inferno, Tom, Tony Curtis, Tony Richardson, top-tier screenwriter, Vanessa, Walter Huston, writer, writer /director of poignant comic films, writer and director, X-Men Origins, Young Mr. Lincoln
While unfortunate, it cannot be denied that warfare has had a major role in shaping our world. It has defined our history, created and destroyed entire nations, and repeatedly altered society in both major and subtle ways for thousands of years. While history is replete with battles both large and small, there are a few [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History · Tagged 480 BC, Admiral, America, author, Balkans, Battle of Salamis, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of the Bulge, Battle of Tours, battles, Carolingian dynasty, Central Europe, Charles Martel, Chester Nimitz, Cleopatra Antony, Colorado, commander, Eastern Europe, egypt, emperor, especially able commander, Europe, France, George Meade, German army, greece, Greek Navy, Hitler, important battles, Islam in France, Italy, Japan, Jeff Danelek, John Sobrieski, King, Lincoln, Mark Antony, Matter of France, Mecca, Midway Island, military, Moscow, Moscow,Russia, Mustafa Pasha, Napoleon, Napoleon’s army, Pippin, Poland, Polish Army, rome, Rome,Province of Rome,Italy, Russia, Spain, Vienna, Vienna,Austria, War, War_Conflict, Washington D.C., Washington,United States, Waterloo, Wellington, western Europe, Yamamoto, Yorktown
While it’s true that beauty is often in the eye of the beholder, it’s also true that there can be a consensus where beauty is concerned. Few people, for instance, consider a Rembrandt or Michelangelo’s David to be eyesores, so judging beauty is not nearly as subjective as one might imagine. This is as true [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 12:01 am
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In war, there are winners and losers. Sometimes an army is defeated because they simply faced a larger and more powerful foe. Other times they lose because of some bizarre set of circumstances no one could have foreseen, or because they were simply outwitted by a cunning adversary. Sometimes an army is even dealt a [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, People · Tagged 1st Earl Haig, Admiral, adolf hitler, Africa, aggressive and capable commander, Ambrose Burnside, Army, artillery officer, author, bad General, bad officer, Baghdad, Bataan, Bataan,Philippines, Battle of Passchendaele, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Verdun, British Army, British Expeditionary Force in France, British knights, Busan,South Korea, Butcher, Caen, Colorado, Colorado,United States, commander, competent military commander, Confederate Army, Congress, cuba, decent military governor, Denver, Denver,Colorado,United States, Doug MacArthur, Douglas Haig, Douglas MacArthur, egypt, El Alamein, El Alamein,Matruh,Egypt, Erwin Rommel, Field Marshall, France, French Army, French government, General, George Armstrong Custer, George B. McClellan, George McClellan, German army, Germany, good military leader, Guinea, Gunichi Mikawa, head, Honor, incompetent commander, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Japanese Navy, Joe Hooker, Joseph Stalin, Korea, Kuwait, Leyte Gulf, Libbie, Like Hitler, Lincoln, Marshall Bernard Montgomery, Marshall Erwin Rommel, Mexican Army, Mexico, military commander, military leader, military officer, Military personnel, military strategist, Military strategy, Napoleon, Netherlands, Newfoundland Regiment, North Africa, North Korean Army, officer, PEARL HARBOR, Persian Gulf, Philippines, president, presidential election, Pusan, quality commander, Robert Georges Nivelle, Robert Nivelle, Roosevelt, Ruhr Valley, Saddam Hussein, Santa Anna, Santa Anna,Texas,United States, satellite state, Sicily, Sicily,Italy, Solomon Islands, The Netherlands, the Philippines, truman, Union army, Union General, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, United States Navy, War_Conflict, Washington, Washington,United States, www.ourcuriousworld.com
90% of Americans own at least one car, and 85% of those people use their cars to commute from home to work., according to The Nielsen Company. A survey completed by the US Department of Transportation in 2007 showed that there were about 250 million cars registered in the U.S. alone. Though the debate between [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Business, History · Tagged automobiles, Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2009, axle assemblies, Buick Century, Business_Finance, car, car drivers, Car manufacturers, car owners, car recalls, cars, Chevrolet, company, design, design flaws, driver, Economy car, F15, Ford Motor Co., Ford Motor Company, Ford Ranchero, fuel-line, General Motors, GM, HONDA MOTOR CO., Honda Motor Company, ignition, Lincoln, LTD., Malibu, Mechanical engineering, mistakes, Motors Liquidation Company, Pontiac Grand Prix, Regal, top 10 worst, top ten lists, TopTenz, toyota, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Toyota recalls, United States, US Department of Transportation, vehicles, Volkswagen of America, Windscreen wiper, worst car recalls, worst recalls
In the media hungry world, you need to stand out from the crowd to get attention. Publicity stunts are seen to be the answer for many individuals, celebrities and organizations. The motive for a celebrity publicity stunt may be to resurrect a career or to give a boost to the latest project. For protest groups, [...]
Posted by Anne Iredale on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under Advertising · Tagged Batman, britney spears, celebrity, Controversial, Donald Trump, Fathers 4 Justice, Give Peace a Chance, greenpeace, headlines, John Lennon, KLF, Lincoln, madonna, Menie Liberation Group, Michael Jackson, Peace, PETA, political, punk, Rock Hudson, scandal, The Sex Pistols, Video Music Awards, Vietnam War, Yoko Ono
In determining the worse Generals of the American Civil War, this list will take us from battlefield blunders to portraits on urinals. No doubt, I will likely have a great deal of criticism regarding my choices, as this is certainly a passionate and controversial subject for most individuals who love American Civil War history. 10. [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Filed under History · Tagged A. P. Hill, abraham lincoln, Ambrose Everett Burnside, America, American Civil War, battle, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Stones River, Benjamin F. Butler, Benjamin Franklin Butler, Braxton Bragg, civil war, Controversial, criminal, David Hunter, David Hurlbert, Don Carlos Buell, Franz Sigel, General Banks, Generals, George B. McClellan, George Brinton McClellan, George H. Thomas, Gideon Pillow, Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, leaders, Lincoln, Little Corporal, Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, P.G.T. Beauregard, political, president, Richmond, Stonewall Jackson, Tennessee in the American Civil War, Tommy Franks, Tullahoma Campaign, Ulric Dahlgren, War, War_Conflict, Washington, William S. Rosecrans, worse general officer
Spooks, spirits and specters – the stuff of folklore and films for centuries. Don’t be afraid of this list, there are friendly ghosts and frightening spirits who are more famous in this life than in the afterlife. This list brings you the most famous fictional and non-fictional ghouls we love to scare us. 10. Casper [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 1:34 am
Filed under Bizarre · Tagged abraham lincoln, amityville, Bloody Mary, Brown Lady, Casper, Casper McFadden, Casper the Friendly Ghost, christina ricci, famous ghosts, friendly ghost, ghostly trio, ghosts, ghosts spirits, ghoulies, Gost of the Seven Gables, haunted, haunting, horror, jacob marley, Lincoln, poltergeist, scary, seven gables, South Shields Poltergeist, specters, SS Watertown, terror, tombstone, western folklore
There have truly been many great rulers in history. Some managed to conquer the world, some managed to end violence and put their countries into periods of peace and stability, and some changed not only their nations, but the world. Here are history’s greatest rulers: 10. Hitler Yes, that’s right. The creator of the Nazi [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 4:47 am
Filed under History, People, Politics · Tagged 16th president of the United States, abraham lincoln, alexander the great, Caesar, caeser, Charlemagne, emperor, genghis khan, Heads of state, Hitler, Johnny Dunn, Joseph ii, King, king of ithaca, leaders, Lincoln, mongol empire, Napoleon, Napoleon I of France, nazi party, Odyseeus, Odysseus, People, Politics, president, President of the United States, queen elizabeth I, Royalty, rulers, War
Sometimes we’re so excited to have President’s Day off work that we forget what it’s really about. President’s Day honors the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. You might be interested in these Abraham Lincoln facts and trivia. What follows are some mind-blowing facts about Abraham Lincoln. Hold on to your stovepipe hats… 10. [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Filed under History, People · Tagged abraham lincoln, assassination, Christian, edwin booth, George Washington, haberdashery, honest abe, IRS, john f kennedy, john wilkes, john wilkes booth, Kennedy, Lincoln, mary todd lincoln, Politics, president, president james madison, presidential assassination, Republican, stovepipe hat, stovepipe hats, tallest president, top hat, top hats, tradition, Washington