Browsing: August 1

A Brief History On Thursday, August 1st, 1991, actress Hedy Lamarr was arrested for shoplifting.  Hedy’s life and accomplishments were presented in Part 1 of our series on German-speaking women in English-speaking roles. In this article, we present the next group of German actresses. Digging Deeper Part 2: The Post-War Years 1) Hildegard Knef (1925-2002) During World War II, Hildegard Knef, a young aspiring actress, had an affair with Ewald von Demandowsky who was the head of a film production company responsible for making many Nazi propaganda movies. In the final year of the war and to be able to stay…

A Brief History On August 1, 2007, the Interstate -35 westbound bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis came tumbling down during the evening rush hour, killing 13 and injuring 145.  The incident brought the crumbling infrastructure of the US to the front of the news, but as usual, little if anything was done about it.  Bridges have been falling as long as men have built them.  The sorry state of repair and maintenance of American bridges means more deadly failures are likely to occur, sooner rather than later.  Here we list 10 notable bridge failures, not necessarily the deadliest…