On August 20, 1619, “20 and odd” Angolans, kidnapped by the Portuguese, arrived in the British colony of Virginia and were
then bought by English colonists. The arrival of the enslaved
Africans in the New World marked the beginning of two and a
half centuries of slavery in North America.
(Fox News) – Dozens of German warships that sank during World
War II have resurfaced in the Danube River near Prahovo, Serbia.
The vessels – exposed due to the river’s low water levels – were
among hundreds of Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet that retreated
from Soviet forces in 1944.
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Robert Plant is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the
English rock band Led Zeppelin for all of its existence from 1968
until 1980, when the band broke up following the death of John
Bonham, the band’s drummer. He was inducted with the band
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
In 2008, Rolling Stone editors ranked him number 15 on their
list of the 100 best singers of all time. In 2011, Rolling Stone
readers ranked Plant the greatest of all lead singers. In 2006,
Hit Parader magazine named Plant the "Greatest Metal Vocalist
of All Time".
In 2009, Plant was voted "the greatest voice in rock" in a poll
conducted by Planet Rock. Plant is 74 years old today.
Chuck Connors (1921-1992) and Johnny Crawford (1946-2021)
The Rifleman aired on ABC from September 30, 1958, to
April 8, 1963, as a production of Four Star Television. It
was one of the first primetime series on US television to
show a single parent raising a child.
The series starred Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas
McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain.
The Rifleman was partially filmed in Wildwood Regional
Park in Thousand Oaks, California.
Chuck Connors with his Winchester Model 44-40 1892 rifle.
When Connors auditioned for the show, the director suddenly
threw a rifle at him; the former Major League Baseball player
caught it and got the job. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
A museum in New Jersey is giving people a fun and interactive experience from the past.
According to Reuters, the Silverball Retro Arcade in Asbury Park,
New Jersey, holds more than 150 working pinball machines that
visitors can play. Some of the machines date back to the 1950’s.
Robert Ilvento (below) and Steve Zuckerman are co-founders of
the museum.
