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Today in History: FEB 8, Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoOn Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. In 1693, a charter was granted ...
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in January: ‘Bergman Island,’ ‘The Return of Tanya Tucker,’ Jackie Chan...
The Wrap via Yahoo Style Singapore· 1 year agoNew Release Wall “Bergman Island” (The Criterion Collection): Writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve’s...
Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 12 months agoIn 1911, Yale University history professor Hiram Bingham III found the “Lost City of the Incas,” Machu Picchu, in Peru. In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped charges against four of the nine ...
Aaron Zigman's 'Émigré' oratorio, about Jews who fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, has US premiere
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoAaron Zigman goes back to the 1940s in composing “Émigré,” an oratorio portraying Jews who fled Nazi...
Today in History: August 17, Fulton steamboat on the Hudson
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2022. There are 136 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 17, 1982, the first commercially produced compact ...
