A Brief History On May 23, 2012, American Idol runner up Adam Lambert became the first openly gay musical artist to debut an album at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with his album, Trespassing (his second album). In 2009, Lambert had finished second in the eighth season of American Idol (2009) and his first album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 in 2009 Lambert’s third album also debuted at #3, making him a recording force to be reckoned with. Digging Deeper Coy about his sexuality, Lambert demurred when asked about it during his Idol run, coming out only…
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A Brief History On May 22, 1942, Ted Williams, arguably the best baseball player of that time, joined the United States Navy Reserve and later served in the US Marine Corps as a naval aviator. He flew the F4U Corsair but did not fly in actual combat against the Japanese as he was still on Hawaii awaiting assignment when the war ended. Many other big name celebrities have fought for their country, and here we list 10 of them. Some fought and gained fame, allowing them to become celebrities, while others on the list were already famous people at the…
A Brief History On May 19, 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte founded the Legion of Honor, the highest award France can bestow upon their heroes. Many countries have a famous and prestigious award and even international organizations have created such symbols to recognize particularly noteworthy behavior. Here are a list of ten of the most prestigious of these awards. 10. Pour le Merite (Blue Max) Imperial Germany/Prussia. How does a country issue its highest award with a name in a foreign language? Germans receiving the award did not seem to mind, as The Blue Max was literally something to die for, as…
A Brief History On May 19, 1962, an indelible part of the legends of two iconic Americans was inscribed in history when blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe sang the most famous sexy version of “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy. Digging Deeper The popular and seemingly virile John Kennedy had become the youngest elected president in US history, succeeding Dwight Eisenhower, at the time the oldest president in US history. Young, tan, and the picture of health, the public did not know of the physical ailments JFK had. With his Hollywood good looks and beautiful young wife, women wanted JFK…
A Brief History The once wildly popular Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert airing at 11 PM and 11:30 PM (Eastern Time) on weeknights on Comedy Central have flopped miserably with the replacement hosts. Digging Deeper Trevor Noah took over the Daily Show from Jon Stewart on September 28, 2015 and Larry Wilmore’s The Nightly Show replaced The Colbert Report on January 19, 2015. Since losing Stephen Colbert to network television as the host of CBS’s The Late Show, Wilmore has seen ratings in that time frame drop by a whopping 55% (as of…