Kevin Clash is best known for creating the Sesame Street puppet know as Elmo in 1984. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here are jus some of his works and accomplishments. CREDITS Film Appearances Voices of the Four Guards, Firey 1, first fairy, and Ambrosius, Labyrinth, TriStar, 1986 Voice of Splinter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, New Line Cinema,1990 Voice of […]
The seven-man class was elected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee who met today in North Texas. The newest members of the Hall were selected from a list of 17 finalists who had been determined earlier by the committee. HERE THEY ARE: RICHARD DENT Defensive End … 6-5, 265 … Tennessee State […]
Rosa L.Parks, civil rights activist and inspiration for the Montgomery Bus Boycott,was born in Tuskegee,AL, on Feburary 4,1913.Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to the historical year-long boycott of the historical year long boycott of the bus system. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Montgomery, Alabama city code required that all public transportation […]
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was elected Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee on January 3,1961. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adam Clayton Powell , Jr., a Representative from New York; born in New Haven, Conn., November 29, 1908; attended the public schools of New York City; graduated from Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y., 1930; graduated from Columbia University, […]
Anyone with information on the disappearance of 16-year-old (now 17 years old as of January 12,2011) Phylicia Simone Barnes is urged to call Baltimore police at 1-855-223-0033. The toll-free number is staffed 24 hours a day. She left an apartment in the 6500 block of Eberle Drive about 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 28 and hasn’t […]
Samuel R. Lowery became the first black lawyer to actually argue a case before the Supreme Court on Febuary 2, 1866. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 1848, Samuel became a Christian Church minister. Later, in December of 1856. his life and the lives of local free blacks were drastically changed, because the debate over slavery during the 1856 […]
Some Schools Adjust Schedules Wednesday, February 02, 2011 Public School System Closings for Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Updated 2/2/11 6:00 AM SCHOOL SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT ALLEGANY COUNTY NO REPORT ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY NO REPORT BALTIMORE CITY NO REPORT BALTIMORE COUNTY HEREFORD ZONE ONLY — 1 hour late CALVERT COUNTY NO REPORT CAROLINE COUNTY NO REPORT […]
Anyone with information on the disappearance of 16-year-old (now 17 years old as of January 12,2011) Phylicia Simone Barnes is urged to call Baltimore police at 1-855-223-0033. The toll-free number is staffed 24 hours a day. She left an apartment in the 6500 block of Eberle Drive about 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 28 and hasn’t […]
Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History,” initiated the first celebration of “Negro History Week” on this date in 1926. In 1976 it was expanded to “Black History Month.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carter G.Woodson’s historical works include The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 (1915), The History of the Negro Church (1921), and The African […]
Public School System Closings for Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Updated 2/1/11 8:26 AM SCHOOL SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT ALLEGANY COUNTY Closed. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY Opening 2 hours late. No morning half-day pre-kindergarten or E-C-I classes. BALTIMORE CITY 2 hour delay. Half-day morning pre-K is cancelled. BALTIMORE COUNTY Revised at 6:53: Now CLOSED. CALVERT COUNTY NO REPORT […]