History

Pau Gasol had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the defending NBA champions, who relied even more heavily than usual on Bryant to avoid their third loss in four games over the past five days. Read More

Two weeks ago, I wrote that Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Caldwell was in an unenviable position and I had no idea what he should do about it. Read More

1907 In The Comet Alla Nazimova plays a woman who falls in love with her former lover's son, who eventually kills himself. Read More

The Atari Museum is reconstructing several of the original company's proprietary chips - including those from the 2600/VCS, 5200, and the 8-bit personal computer line - using data recovered from the reel-to-reel tapes used in their original manufacture. Read More

Admiral Ernest J. King assumes duty as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet. 1959 - Commissioning of first fleet ballistic missile submarine, USS George Washington (SSB(N)-598), at Groton, CT. Read More

During later salvage operations in a storm the ship drifted out of the sand, resulting in the loss of 28 of its salvage crew including 12 Shinnecock Indians. 1944-Coast Guard-manned USS FS-367 rescued survivors from USS Maripopsa at San Jose, Mindoro, Philippine Islands. 1958- The 590-foot tanker African Queen ran aground and split in two 10 miles off Ocean City, Maryland. Read More

According to Jim Sherman; This is the most important book I am aware of on the history of Texas blues. Read More

TMZ has obtained a never-before published photograph which appears to show John F. Kennedy on a boat filled with naked women -- it's a photo that could have altered world events. Read More