María Félix, the accomplished Mexican film actress who was known for defying stereotypes and famously turning down Hollywood roles, would have turned 104 years-old on Sunday, April 8, 2018. The Mexican star, who died in April 8,2002 at age 87, acted in more than 47 films in her lifetime and was a m

Video shows Russian tanks crossing the border, airstrikes hitting several cities and long lines of cars fleeing after Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine. The U.S. and its allies condemned the invasion and announced further action against Russia.

Día de Muertos is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. It is acknowledged internationally in many other cultures. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and rememb

Our dear friend Olga turn 103 on May 12, 2023. As part of his celebration the town of Coconut Crick in Florida decided to give her a big surprise. From the Mayor to the Police force to the entire residents of the neighborhood created a birthday parade for such a special occasion. May we all live ...

Giraffes are beloved of evolutionary biologists for a number of reasons. They are, of course, the tallest of all living animals, and that elegant neck is the primary reason why. The origin of that beautiful neck has also been attributed to sexual selection. This is where the sex lives of giraffes ge...

Princess Grace of Monaco (the former Hollywood filmstar Grace Kelly) suffered a stroke and subsequently crashed her car. She died on September 14th, 1982, when husband, Prince Rainier, gave permission for her life-support machine to be switched off. The funeral took place on September 18, 1982

For sixty years Queen Elizabeth II has met each of her 12 Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. No one knows what they discuss, not even their spouses. Academy Award® winner Helen Mirren returns to Broadway, and the throne, in a magnificent new play by P

Princess Diana Trailer 2013 starring Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Douglas Hodge, Juliet Stevenson - directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel - the last two years of Princess Diana's life: her campaign against land mines and her relationship with surgeon Dr Hasnat Khan. From the director of the Academy Award-...

The Maccabeats have also incorporated images of Jewish survival and solidarity through the decades, from that German image of a menorah in a window sill surrounded by Nazi flags, to the 1933 American Jewish Congress march against Nazism, to the 1987 march for Soviet Jewry in DC. There are also plent...

NEW YORK CITY – OCTOBER 7, 2013 – ACT UP/New York and allies celebrated the New York Public Library’s landmark exhibition on AIDS activism with a demonstration on the first day of the exhibit, Friday, October 4th. More than thirty ACT UP members and allies collected in the exhibit room and died-in o