History
Shinzo Abe Appears to Be Headed to Victory and Place in History as Polls Close in Japan
TOKYO — As polls closed in Japan on Sunday after lackluster turnout in national elections, voters appeared to have delivered a victory to the governing party of Shinzo Abe and its allies, according to the public broadcaster NHK, all but ensuring his place in history as the country’s longest-serving prime minister. It was not yet …
Apollo 11: ‘The greatest single broadcast in television history’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin unfurl the US flag on the moon, 1969 The mesmerising television coverage of the Apollo 11 moon landing 50 years ago brought previously unthinkable images and ideas into the homes of millions, leaving a profound impact on pop culture and the American psyche. When …
US women’s soccer victory is one of the highest rated telecasts in the sport’s history
About 14 million people watched on TV in the U.S. on Sunday, according to Nielsen ratings. With Fox’s streaming viewership added to the total, about 14.3 million people tuned to the network for the US-Netherlands match. An additional 1.6 million viewers watched it in Spanish on Telemundo. The strong ratings back up what was observable …
Two games from history: England’s action plan for World Cup glory | Rob Smyth | Sport
1 Win the toss and bat One of the bigger cheers of the 2005 Ashes came when Michael Vaughan won the toss before the final Test at the Oval. If there are any England fans at Edgbaston for Thursday’s semi-final, there will surely be a similar cheer should Eoin Morgan do the same. As in …
De Blasio apologizes for invoking Che Guevara in Miami, admits to not knowing the history
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was forced to apologize for citing Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara Thursday after he quoted the guerrilla leader to pump up a crowd of union members in Miami. De Blasio was captured on video yelling the phrase, “Hasta la victoria, siempre!” which translates to mean “Until victory, always!” ONLY WARREN, DE …
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic make history in 2019 NBA Awards
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks have made history in the 2019 NBA Awards. On Monday, Antetokounmpo and Doncic were named league MVP and Rookie of the Year, respectively. Per ESPN Stats & Info, this is the second time that the MVP and ROY were both born outside …
Authentic Vietnamese Pho Noodles – A Symbol of Culture and History Abound
Everyone needs to eat. It is a simple fact and has made many entrepreneurs successful in restaurant businesses. There are Vietnamese restaurants throughout the country. Even though this sophisticated cuisine remains largely unknown to the general public. Most popular dish is Pho and is a secret of success in this most popular, challenging, colorful, savory, …
One of the creepiest series in YouTube history is now a decade old and can’t seem to die
Ten years ago this week, a video appeared on the Something Awful forum describing a trove of unlabeled tapes that had been recorded as part of a student film project. The director had supposedly instructed for the tapes to be burned. But years after the project was suddenly ended, the video’s narrator reveals that he …
The History and Culture of Stretched Ears
People have been decorating and making changes to the appearance of their bodies since recorded history began. This has taken many forms through the ages, such as tattooing, piercing, stretching, scarring, branding, muscle sculpture, hair styling and many more, and for almost as many different reasons. The three major purposes of these forms of body …