Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
The Game dies in a fatal shooting on June 20, 2010. The West Coast Rapper's death caused by a shooting in Beverly Hills, California, has been confirmed by multiple sources.The Los Angeles Police Department is leading the investigation of "gangsta" rapper Jayceon Terrell Taylor. Speculation...
The first breadth of Hurricane Sandy arrives on the shores of the Northeastern U.S. many hours earlier than first predicted on October 29, 2012 with a force greater than experts expected. At around 11:00 a.m. EST, Sandy was 250 miles south-southeast of New York City and already wreaking havoc...
Although there were relatively few attacks on North America during World War Two, the war was not an easy time for the United States. Even before it had begun, a large Nazi spy ring was found operating in the mainland; later when war was declared, hundreds of ships off the East Coast offered rich...
Lox, otherwise known as smoked salmon, is an extremely thin fillet of salmon that underwent a process of curing and cold smoking. Smoked salmon is widely consumed in various parts of the country. Lox as term is most commonly used in the United States and Canada. In fact, “lox” is most widely used...
A major, disruptive snowstorm is moving across the country and will impact everywhere from Omaha and Chicago to New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The snow storm will bring a mix of snow and freezing rain to some areas, with some places getting upwards of a foot of snow....
Pirates! They weren’t all Johnny Depp-swaying, dainty and witty denizens of the sea. Here’s a list of the fifteen bloodiest, unluckiest or simply most fashionably dressed.
Hurricane Sandy has been dubbed a “Frankenstorm” by governmental researchers and forecasters as it poured over the Caribbean and left 41 dead in its wake. This category 1 storm is predicted to meet with a polar air mass over the Atlantic and is predicted to make landfall on the East Coast of the...
Jenny Slate dropped the F-Bomb on SNL. Over the years many people have been fired for using profanity on live Tv as SNL will certainly be fined for this indiscretion. "The question, "Is Jenny Slate fired?" is an obvious one after the newbie uttered the "f-bomb" on her first show. Since the writers...
Riots display human beings acting at their worst. Usually the result of political or social turmoil, most riots rely on killing, raping, looting and widespread destruction to get their point across. After examining the tolls that riots take on society, we have to wonder whether this is an effective...
