Archive for February 24th, 2025

R&B/SOUL LEGEND HAS DIED AT AGE 88

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Roberta Flack Has ALS, Making Singing Impossible
Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937- February 24, 2025)

(AP) – Singer Roberta Flack, known for the hit Killing Me Softly,
has died .
 

Her manager, Suzanne Koga, stated she died from cardiac arrest
on her way to the hospital in Manhattan.

- Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - [LP] - Amazon.com Music

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CALL FOR HELP MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1836

On February 24, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William
Travis
issued a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops
defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress
under siege by the Mexican army.

The Battle of the Alamo was a key battle in the Texas Revolution
that took place from February 23 to March 6, 1836. The Mexican
army won the battle, which ended in the deaths of all the
defenders.

"Remember the Alamo!"

Defending the Republic: Texas | Stormfields
Lieutenant-Colonel William Barret "Buck" Travis
(August 1, 1809 – March 6, 1836)

Unveiling of the Lt. Colonel William Barret Travis Statue at The Alamo |  The Alamo

The Alamo Revitalized: Exciting Transformations Coming to San Antonio's  Historic Landmark | The Emily Morgan Hotel

Vintage Alamo Shaped Remember The Alamo Sticker (Texas Flag History tx  Republica war Vinyl (3 x 6 inch)

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BILLY ZANE IS 59 YEARS OLD TODAY

 Fan Casting Billy Zane as Match in Back to the Future 4 (2024) on myCast  
Zane as Match, was one of the three high school boys
who made up
Biff Tannen‘s gang in Back to the Future 
(1985).

8 Actors You Forgot Were In The Back To The Future Trilogy


1993

Sniper (1993) Review | Cult Following

35 Facts about the movie Memphis Belle - Facts.net
1990

Memphis Belle (1990) Billy Zane 10x8 Photo

Billy Zane Archives » BAMF Style

Titanic movie poster : 11 x 17 inches (main) : Leonardo Dicaprio poster |  eBay
1997

Billy Zane - Actor, Director

Actor William George Zane Jr. was born in Chicago. His
breakthrough role was in the 1989 Australian film
Dead
Calm
, a performance that earned him a nomination for
the
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most
Promising Actor
.

He has since appeared in numerous films and television
series, and starred as the main antagonist Caledon Hockley
in the
epic film Titanic (1997), for which he and the rest of
the ensemble cast was nominated for a
Screen Actors Guild
Award
.

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