Archive for April, 2022

ROOKIE JERSEY GOES UP FOR AUCTION

Image 1 - Kobe Bryant 1996 Fleer Ultra Rookie #52 PSA 9 Mint Los Angeles Lakers - Rare

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant
in his rookie season, including two playoff games, will be sold
at auction.

David Kohler of SCP Auctions said “the jersey from the 1996-97
season could fetch between $3 million and $5 million in an online
auction that begins May 18”.
   

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David Kohler, SCP Auctions

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COUNTRY MUSIC HAS LOST A VOICE AT 75

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Naomi Judd (Diana Ellen Judd)
(January 11, 1946 – April 30, 2022)[


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer
of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna
and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76.

The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement
provided to The Associated Press.

“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful
mother to the disease of mental illness," the statement said. "We
are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as
we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown
territory." The statement did not elaborate further.

In 2021, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as
a member of The Judds alongside her daughter Wynonna
.

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WORLD’S FAIR OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1939

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On April 30, 1939, the New York World’s Fair opened in New York
City
. The opening ceremony, which featured speeches by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ( above) and New York Governor Herbert
Lehman, ushered in the first day of television broadcasting in New
York (below).

Early Television

Early Television

Photographs of an early telecast from the 1939 Worlds Fair.

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WWW WAS LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1990

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Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee.

On April 30, 1993, four years after publishing a proposal for “an
idea of linked information systems,” British computer scientist
Tim Berners-Lee (above) released the source code for the world’s
first web browser and editor. Originally called Mesh, the browser
that he dubbed WorldWideWeb became the first royalty-free, easy
-to-use means of browsing the emerging information network that developed into the internet as we know it today.

The World Wide Web’s inventor sold it’s original code for $5.4
Million. He will be 66years old June 8th.

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ACTOR TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE

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William Defoe will be 67 years old July 22nd.


MILWAUKEE (AP) — Actor Willem Dafoe is set to receive an
honorary doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
next month.

University officials announced Friday that Dafoe will receive the doctorate of arts on May 22. He’s slated to speak at the school’s
two graduation ceremonies that day. He’ll receive the degree
during the second ceremony of the day.

Dafoe has appeared in more than 100 films, including "Platoon"
and the Spider-Man franchise. He’s been nominated four times
for an Academy Award for his work in "Platoon," "Shadow of the Vampire," "The Florida Project" and "At Eternity’s Gate." He’s
currently appearing in "The Northman."

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