LONDON (AP) — A 900-year-old Viking chess piece bought for
a few dollars in the 1960s has sold at auction for $927,000.
The 3 1/2-inch Chess piece sold to an anonymous bidder at
Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday.
The Lewis chessman, in the form of a Norse warrior, was
carved from walrus ivory in the 12th century.
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The song “Maybe” by the Ink Spots went to the #2 position on
the U.S. Pop Music Charts.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1973.
Daniel Ellsberg (left) speaks to reporters.
Irving Berlin (Israel Isidore Baline)
(May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989)
Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered
one of the greatest songwriters in U.S. history.
BRIAN THOMAS
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is 55 years old today.
(AP) – Monopoly purists may not be thrilled that the thimble, which has been
part of the popular board game since 1935, is being phased out.
Yes, you can still pass "Go" and collect $200 on the Monopoly board, but
soon you may see hashtags, emojis and even a rubber duck in the new
version of the game.
Voters rejected the thimble as Hasbro tries to update the board game’s
pieces for the next generation of players.
Back in 2013, Hasbro Inc. dropped another game piece, the iron, from
Monopoly.
Hasbro Inc. is holding a worldwide contest to let people choose the eight
tokens to be included in the next generation of the property acquisition
game, based on the real streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Winners will be announced March 19, and will be included in games hitting
shelves this August.
