Search results
1 day ago · Martin Van Buren(/vænˈbjʊərən/van BURE-ən; Dutch: Maarten van Buren[ˈmaːrtə(n)vɑm‿ˈbyːrə(n)]ⓘ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he served as New York's attorney generaland U.S. senator, then briefly as the ...
1 day ago · The Pittsburgh crime family, [4] also known as the LaRocca crime family[5] or the Pittsburgh Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1][6] The LaRocca family is one of the original twenty-six Mafia families in the United States. [7] The boss and last known "made" member of the family, Thomas "Sonny ...
3 hours ago · Roger Ailes was hired as the president of CNBC in August 1993, [15] [16] tasked by NBC CEO Bob Wright with turning around the struggling network. Ailes resigned in January 1996 due to disagreements with management including the decision by NBC management to form a joint venture with Microsoft that included the rebrand of " America's Talking " as MSNBC .
1 day ago · Dagoberto Suárez Melo, 35, Colombian politician, Governor of Guaviare(2010), car crash. [40] 5. [edit] Albano Albanese, 88, Italian hurdler and high jumper. [41] Alan Armer, 88, American Emmy Award-winning television producer (The Fugitive), colon cancer. [42] Shamil Burziyev, 25, Russian footballer, car crash.
1 day ago · Murdered 25-year-old police officer Ronald Williams and 17-year-old Cuong Vu and 24-year-old Ha Vu, two brothers owners of a restaurant where she worked as a security guard. 28 years, 362 days Frank was a New Orleans police officer. Her accomplice, Roger Lacaze was also sentenced to death, but was resentenced to life.
3 hours ago · Roger Wallace 18 May 2002: The 60-year-old auto parts salesman was flying his 5-foot (1.5 m) wingspan remote-control plane in Tucson, Arizona, when he lost sight of it in the bright sun. It struck him in the chest, killing him. [463] [464] [better source needed] Jane McDonald 27 May 2003
1 day ago · Charlotte Motor Speedway(known as Lowe's Motor Speedwayfrom 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a 1.500-mile (2.414 km) quad-oval intermediatespeedway in Concord, North Carolina. It has hosted various major races since its inaugural season of racing in 1960, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and IMSA SportsCar Championshipraces.