Michel de Nostredame (December 14, 1503 – July 2, 1566)
Nostradamus was a French apothecary, astrologer, and foreteller who was one
of the world’s most famous authors of prophecies. His published collection of
prophecies (The Prophecies, 1555) has rarely been out of print since his death.
The Prophecies
Barbara with husband Roy Orbison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barbara Orbison, widow of rock n’ roll pioneer Roy
Orbison, died Tuesday,December 6 on the 23rd anniversary of her husband’s
death, a family spokeswoman said.
Barbara Orbison died from pancreatic cancer at Los Angeles County-USC
Medical Center surrounded by her sons, said publicist and family spokeswoman
Sarah McMullen. Orbison had been hospitalized since May. Since the 1980s,
Barbara Orbison devoted her time to managing her husband’s estate and
keeping his legacy alive.
1948
Alka-Seltzer,the effervescent antacid and pain reliever,was first
marketed by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company and was sold for the
first time on December 3, 1931. It was once advertised as a cure-all;
at one time, its ads even suggested taking it for "the blahs".
