Morissette Becomes American Citizen in LA Ceremony
Canadian singer Alanis Morissette took the oath to become an American citizen during a Los Angeles gathering of about 4,500 new citizens at the convention center. She will maintain dual Canadian citizenship and said she feels connected to the United States while remaining Canadian. Annie Lennox, Brian May, and India.Arie were mentioned in relation to Nelson Mandela's next concert.
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AIDS awareness event links Mandela call to action in George
Mandela urges mobilization to combat AIDS in Africa with a George South Africa event on March 19 featuring Will Smith. He notes women and girls are six times more likely to be infected. Mandela, who left office in 1999, has long championed HIV victims and mourns his eldest son's AIDS-related death.
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Miracle grilled cheese sandwich tours San Francisco
An online casino paid $28 000 for a Florida woman’s grilled cheese said to bear the Virgin Mary image. The sandwich arrived in San Francisco with bodyguards for a five day Bay Area stop at Ripley's Believe It or Not. Local visitors doubted the Mary likeness while tourism officials touted its spirituality brief tour.
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History highlights for February 18 in a world of change
Events on this date include Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn debut in 1885, Jefferson Davis sworn in as Confederate president in 1861, Pluto’s discovery noted in 1930, and the 1970 verdicts clearing the Chicago Seven of conspiracy. Also listed are space shuttle Enterprise flight in 1977, Kennedy sworn to the US Supreme Court in 1988, Earnhardt’s Daytona 500 death in 2001, Iranian reform gains in 2009, and reports of a 2010 Iran train derailment and Iraq Hillah bombing.
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Today’s notable birthday list from public figures
Actor Jack Palance is 84, George Kennedy 80, Senator John Warner 78, Yoko Ono 72, Irma Thomas 64, Herman Santiago 64, Sinead Cusack 57, Cybill Shepherd 55, Julie Newton 53, John Travolta 51, Vanna White 48, Matt Dillon 41, Dr Dre 40, Molly Ringwald 37, Sarah Brown 30, Sean Watkins 28.
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