Halliwell Opens Model United Nations Summit in London
Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, a Goodwill Ambassador for the U N Population Fund, opens a model United Nations Millennium Summit in London with about 120 teenagers from Europe. The students will spend two days debating poverty, education, AIDS, crime, drug abuse, and child soldiers.
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Right guy wrong castile on Jersey stamp error
A British post office official admitted a Jersey stamp honoring Prince William’s 18th birthday featured Beaumaris Castle instead of Caernarfon Castle, the intended Welsh site linked to Prince Charles’s investiture. The error surfaced as one of four stamps issued by Jersey Prost.
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Noted historical milestones on this day in history
Slavery in the District of Columbia became law. Harriet Quimby first woman to fly English Channel. Lenin returns to Russia from exile. Fibber McGee and Molly premieres on NBC in 1935. Truman pledges policies of Roosevelt. U S troops reach Nuremberg in World War II. Bernard Baruch Cold War remark. Walter Cronkite becomes CBS Evening News anchor. Apollo 16 launches. Wayne Gretzky retires from hockey.
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Cosby Show actor Earle Hyman collapses on Houston stage
Earle Hyman, 73, known for portraying Bill Cosby’s father on The Cosby Show, collapsed on stage in Houston during Edward Albee’s The Play About the Baby. He remained conscious and was hospitalized in good condition Friday night with officials stating he stayed alert.
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Essence 30th Birthday Bash at Radio City
Celebrities gathered at Radio City Music Hall in New York to celebrate Essence magazine’s 30th anniversary hosted by Oprah Winfrey and Bill Cosby. Honorees included Michael Jordan Danny Glover a Georgia town mayor a Texas couple famed for 100 plus adoptions and three doctors guiding city youth.
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