On March 8, 1917, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, 78, creator of the rigid airships bearing his name, died in Berlin. The U.S. Senate voted to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
Category: Olympics
USA Gymnastics inaction leads to bill establishing protocol for reporting sexual abuse
Larry Nassar, 53, the longtime team physician for U.S. gymnastics, was arrested in November on charges of sexually assaulting a child in Michigan and indicted a month later on federal charges of possession of child pornography. More state and federal charges are likely, as dozens of other women have come forward in lawsuits alleging Nassar violated them during exams.
USA Gymnastics inaction leads to bill establishing protocol for reporting sexual abuse
Larry Nassar, 53, the longtime team physician for U.S. gymnastics, was arrested in November on charges of sexually assaulting a child in Michigan and indicted a month later on federal charges of possession of child pornography. More state and federal charges are likely, as dozens of other women have come forward in lawsuits alleging Nassar violated them during exams.
Political scandal overshadows South Korea 2018 Olympic prep
One year before the Olympics, the country is in political disarray, and winte… . In this Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 photo, a sign of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games is seen in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Watch Former WNBA Player Tamika Catchings’ Inspiring Life Story
ICYMI, American women are spreading some serious female power in 2017-did you see the incredible turnout and inspiring signs at the Women’s March in January after the inauguration? They’re standing up for what’s right, making their presence known, and voicing their opinions loud and clear. While there’s been a surge his movement certainly didn’t start overnight.
In 1995, they became the first team to win 5 Super Bowl title
On Jan. 29, 1845, Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” was first published in the New York Evening Mirror. In this image: ‘Open here I flung the shutter, when with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.’
Noteworthy
In this Dec. 17, 2016, photo provided by ESPN, Brent Musburger smiles during the Las Vegas Bowl college football game. Musburger is calling an end to his broadcast career.
Progress and struggles reflect in top race headlines of 2016
Of the many events marking the closing year of Barack Obama’s time as the nation’s first black president, none had deeper resonance than his opening of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture on the National Mall. Tracing the history of black America from its dark beginnings in human bondage to Obama’s historic election, the museum has already welcomed more than 600,000 visitors.
Progress and struggles reflect in top race headlines of 2016
Of the many events marking the closing year of Barack Obama’s time as the nation’s first black president, none had deeper resonance than his opening of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture on the National Mall. Tracing the history of black America from its dark beginnings in human bondage to Obama’s historic election, the museum has already welcomed more than 600,000 visitors.