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Today is the birthday of Dr. Seuss, one of the most beloved authors of children’s books in American history. He was born Theodor Seuss Geisel on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, MA, and passed away from throat cancer on September 24, 1991 at the age of 87. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it [...]
Corey Feldman is firing back at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over the omission of his friend Corey Haim from the Oscar’s annual “In Memoriam” tribute during the Sunday night broadcast of the Academy Awards. In his comments to TMZ, Feldman insists that the Academy does not “have a handle on who [...]
Jack LaLanne was more than a health fanatic, he was the founder of the modern day fitness movement, and spent the past 70 years endlessly promoting the benefits of daily exercise and strength training. The lifelong body builder died Sunday from respiratory failure due to pneumonia at the age of 96. LaLanne opened America’s first [...]
Don Kirshner, whose 1970′s television rock show, Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, brought rock legends into every American home, passed away Monday at his home in Boca Raton, Florida. Kirshner is also known for producing and promoting the The Monkees. Kirshner’s publicist confirmed today that the legendary producer died of heart failure at the age of [...]
Robert Sargent Shriver, politician, activist, and confidant to the Kennedy family during the JFK era, passed away today at the age of 96. “Sargent” as he was known to family and friends, along with his wife Eunice Kennedy (daughter of Joseph and Rose Kennedy), helped to establish the Special Olympics and was a leading force [...]
The devastating floods in Brazil have left an estimated 14,000 people homeless, caused disastrous mudslides and taken countless lives. This picture is testament to the sadness and grief not only experienced by the human victims, but by the pets left behind. This beautiful dog, Leao, has been keeping watch over her owner Cristina Santana’s grave [...]
President Barack Obama delivered an intelligent, thoughtful and often emotional speech to the people of Arizona and the nation on Wednesday evening, but the best part of the speech was the news that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes for the first time and moved her arm. The President’s speech (video after the jump) touched [...]
Just days after the tragic shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Az) that left six people dead and several others injured, the Tea Party Express and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) have used the incident to not only inject further inflammatory rhetoric into the national debate, but to also raise money off the suffering of those involved [...]
This morning at 11:00AM EST President Obama, the First Lady and White House staff assembled in front of the White House to join many across the country in observing a moment of silence to honor the innocent victims of the senseless tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, including those still fighting for their lives. White House statement: In addition to staying on [...]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Az.) was the victim of an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday as the congresswoman prepared to meet with constituents outside a grocery store. Six other people, including U.S. District Court Judge John Roll were killed and 13 others wounded. [See our original post on this breaking story] Here are the [...]
Christina Taylor Green was only nine-years-old and the youngest victim of the senseless shooting yesterday involving Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Az). She was a star student at Mesa Verde Elementary School and attended yesterday’s public events because she was interested in politics. Green was featured in the book Faces of Hope: Babies Born on 9/11 and [...]
Gerry Rafferty, best known for his 70s hits “Baker Street” and “Stuck in the Middle With You,” died on Wednesday, according to his agent. The singer was 63 and a cause of death is not known at this time. Born outside Glasgow, Scotland, in 1947, Rafferty was the son of an Irish miner. Rafferty gained [...]
As we close the first decade of the new century, Veracity Stew would like to pay tribute to those “notable” individuals that we said goodbye to in the past ten years. Because it would be impossible to include all the people that have passed, we have made an attempt to narrow the selections down to [...]
Soulful songstress Teena Marie, best known for her musical partnership with funkster Rick James in the 1980′s, is dead at the age of 54, according to her manager. Marie apparently died in her sleep on Sunday and was discovered by her daughter, who confirms that the singer had suffered a seizure last month. Teena Marie [...]
I am profoundly saddened and effected by the death of Elizabeth Edwards today after a courageous and public battle against breast cancer. Once upon a time, I admired John Edwards, and for a moment thought he was a man of character and hope. But my temporary intrigue at the politician led me to fall in [...]
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