Co-founder of Baskin-Robbins has passed away

Irvine Robbins, the co-founder of ice cream giant Baskin-Robbins, has died at the age of 90.  He opened up his first ice cream store back in 1945."Irvine Robbins, who as co-founder of Baskin-Robbins brought...

Best meteor shower of 2007 peaks Dec. 13

I smell a glorious date opportunity here. "You want to come to my place and watch the stars go by?" "What could be the best meteor display of the year will reach its peak on the night of Dec.13-14. Here is what...

Monday, Dec. 10: Most stressful day of the year, U.K. survey finds

I'm feeling pretty relaxed. Must be the lack of sweets, treats, and overeats. Ask me again in a couple of weeks."Overstuffed with holiday sweets? Christmas lists growing by the second? End-of-year work deadlines looming large? A U.K. survey suggests Monday, Dec. 10, is the...

Issoff Actor Brad Pitt full interview with anne Curry on the Today Show read ...

Issoff Actor Brad Pitt full interview with anne Curry on the Today Show read the full transcript which includes Brad make it right project an environmentally friendly plan to build homes for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina he spoke live this morning on TODAY dec 3rd 2007

Crosshairs on Iran: The Big Lie

Is Iran really a threat to the security of the USA and the global community as is so shrilly  being proclaimed by Washington and Paris?  Scott Ritter, ex-Marine Corps Intelligence Officer and United Nations...

Today in history - Dec. 31

"Today is Sunday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2006. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, N.J. On this date: In 1775, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army...

Today in history - Dec. 29

Today is Friday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2006. There are two days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 29, 1916 (according to the New Style calendar; Dec. 16th by the Old Style), Grigory Rasputin, the so-called "Mad Monk" who had wielded great influence...

Today in History - Dec. 28

Today is Thursday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2006. There are three days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: One hundred and fifty years ago, on Dec. 28, 1856, the 28th president of the United States, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, was born in Staunton, Va. On this...

Today in History - Dec. 27

"Today is Wednesday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2006. There are four days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. (Darwin's discoveries during the almost...

Today in history - Dec. 16

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2006. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea...

Today in history - Dec. 16

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2006. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea...

Today in history - Dec. 16

"Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2006. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea...

Today in history - Dec. 13

"Today is Wednesday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2006. There are 18 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 13, 1862, Union forces suffered a major defeat to the Confederates at the Battle of Fredericksburg. On this date: In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel...

Today in history - Dec. 12

"Today is Tuesday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2006. There are 19 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 12, 1906, the Senate confirmed Oscar Straus to be President Theodore Roosevelt's Secretary of Commerce and Labor; Straus became the first Jewish member...

Today in history - Dec. 11

"Today is Monday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2006. There are 20 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. On this date: In 1792, France's...

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