We can always debate the great what-ifs throughout sports, but there’s one tragedy that happened a century ago, which quite possibly could have changed the entire sports landscape as we know it. It’s the story of how the NFL was created, thanks in part to a man oversleeping. SS Eastland Disaster This year marks the 110th anniversary of the SS Eastland Disaster. The SS Eastland was a passenger vessel that was primarily used for tours....

The Transportation Security Administration, more commonly referred to as the TSA, was established on November 19, 2001, and was originally part of the United States Department of Transportation. In March of 2003, it became a branch of Homeland Security. The purpose of the organization is to develop policies and practices focused on airport security, the prevention of hijacking, and security and safety with regards to all modes of transportation, including railroads, buses, mass transit, ports, etc....

If you’ve ever had Hunt’s ketchup… which is probably every human on the planet… you put a couple of pennies into Norton Simon’s pockets. At the time of his death in 1993, Norton Simon was worth $10 billion. That’s worth the same as $20 billion today after adjusting for inflation. Who was Norton Simon? And how’d he earn such a massive fortune from nothing? Early Life Norton Winfred Simon was born in Portland, Oregon, on February 5, 1907....

Hugh was born on February 14, 1921 in Akron, Ohio. He became active in the entertainment industry in 1945 and attended Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He hosted and announced on a radio program for WLOK in Lima, Ohio just one year after starting college. He met his wife, Ruth Shaheen, in Chicago, Illinois when he worked for NBC radio network at WMAQ in 1943 until 1954. Since debuting in television and film, Downs has returned to Columbia University, makes film appearances and public service announcements with political views, and was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame....

Ilya Sapritsky attended Northeastern University from 1999 to 2004. From June 2003 to June 2004, he was a research scientist at the National Physical Laboratory. In September 1999, he was first hired at Unipharm Inc. He eventually rose to the position of Director of Business Development. He has worked at Unipharm for over 25 years. In May 2013, he was also hired as the Vice President of Sequoia Laboratories LLC....

Jack Lord carved his place in television history as the stoic, charismatic Steve McGarrett on “Hawaii Five-O,” a role he played for twelve years that helped establish the template for the modern police procedural drama. Beyond his iconic portrayal of McGarrett, Lord was a multifaceted artist who worked in theater, film, and television, while also pursuing interests in painting and photography. His commanding presence and distinctive acting style made him one of the most recognizable television stars of his era, while his deep connection to Hawaii and commitment to philanthropy left a lasting legacy that extended far beyond his entertainment career....

Early Life and Education Jim Davidson was born on December 13, 1953 in London, England to an Irish mother and a Scottish father. He was educated at Kidbrooke Park Primary School and St. Austin’s School. Davidson later briefly attended theater school in Woolwich. He held an array of odd jobs after leaving school, including a supermarket shelf stacker, air ticket clerk, and window cleaner. Career Beginnings in Comedy Davidson got his start in comedy at a pub in Woolwich, when he stepped in for the pub’s absent, regular stand-up comedian one night....

This whole mess started in 2007 when the Francis honcho ran up a $2 million debt over several days of gambling at The Wynn in Las Vegas. After returning home (and most likely coming to his senses), Francis refused to pay the bill. Joe claimed that The Wynn used hookers and other “deceptive practices” to keep him gambling even as his losses mounted higher and higher. When it was clear Joe was not going to pay his bill willingly, Steve Wynn took him to court, initially just suing for the $2 million debt....

The Office Salary For the first three seasons of “The Office,” John Krasinski’s salary was $20,000 per episode. He then began making $100,000 per episode in season 4 and continued earning that much through the rest of the series. Jack Ryan Salary Between his acting salary and producing fee, John Krasinski earned $2.5 million per episode of the third season of “Jack Ryan.” The third season had eight episodes, so John earned $20 million in total....

Feeding America is purportedly “the largest charitable food assistance network in the U.S.,” but in the announcement of the gift on their official Twitter account MJ himself is quoted on his intent for his pledge to go towards Chicago and the Carolinas, two locales that are obviously near and dear to Jordan. He also specifies where the money is coming from: his proceeds from the incredibly successful ESPN documentary The Last Dance, which came out earlier this year (and which he’d previously pledged to donate all proceeds from)....

She graduated with a marketing degree and married businessman Fernando Guajardo. As early as 14 she was a working as a weather girl and model. Galvan has appeared on the TV series Televisa Monterrey and even did some work for ESPN. During her career she was won three Emmy Awards. Galvan publically criticized President Donald Trump in 2016.

Earlier today, a Swiss judge ordered Dmitry Rybolovlev to pay his ex-wife Elena a $4.5 billion divorce settlement. Technically he was ordered to pay Elena 4,020,555,987.80 Swiss francs which is equal to 4,505,833,074.97 USD. OUCH. Elena and Dmitry met while both were students in Perm, Russia. They married in 1987 and Elena first filed for divorce in 2008. Dmitry is known in Russia as the “fertilizer king”. He earned his place as one of the richest people in Russia by privatizing the potash fertilizer company Uralkali....

He worked with The Temptations as a producer and songwriter and produced eight of their albums. In 1975 he started Whitfield Records which produced the hit single “Car Wash” by Rose Royce. Whitfield and lyrical collaborator Barrett Strong were inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2004. Whitfield wrote or co-wrote more than 60 hits on the UK charts and 90 on the US charts. Norman Whitfield passed away on September 16, 2008 at 68 years old....

Davis’ 5th album Singer of Songs: Teller of tales in 1977 cracked the Top 100 in the US and Canada. His 7th album Cool Night in 1981 was his most successful in the US reaching #52 on the Billboard 200. His most popular singles included “A Little Bit of Soap”, “I Just Wanna Keep It Together”, “Ride ‘Em Cowboy”, “Thinking of You”, “Superstar”, “I Go Crazy”, “Sweet Life”, “Do Right”, “Cry Just a Little”, “Cool Night”, “65 Love Affair”, and “Love or Let Me Be Lonely”....

Residente was born René Pérez Joglar in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico in February 1978. He released his self-titled debut studio album in 2017 which reached #1 on the US World chart and #3 on the US Latin chart. The alternative rap group Calle 13 was formed in 2004. They released their self-titled debut studio album in 2005 which reached #1 on the US Latin Rhythm chart. The group released the album Residente o Visitante in 2007 which reached #1 on the US Latin and US Latin Rhythm charts and #52 on the Billboard 200 chart....

Early Life Robert Glenn Lawler was born on March 20, 1982, in San Diego, California. At the age of 10, he moved to Bettendorf, Iowa, to live with his father, who served in the Marines. Robbie started training in taekwondo and later picked up karate. He earned All-State honors in wrestling and All-Conference honors in football at Bettendorf High School. At 16 years old, Pat Miletich took him under his wing after graduation in 2000 to begin training with Miletich Fighting Systems....

Some of his other best known works include Dos mujeres, un camino, Salome, and Amada enemiga. Palazuelos was a contestant in Big Brother Mexico in 2003. In 2006 he hosted the Mexican Reality television show El Bar Provoca. He has often played the bad guy in Mexican soap operas such as Manana Es Para Siempre, Que Bonito Amor, Llena de amor, and Hasta el fin del mundo. One of his most recent roles was in 2013’s Gossip Girl: Acapulco....

Robyn met Mel Gibson in the 1970s when they both were renting rooms in the same house in Adelaide, Australia. At the time they met, Robyn was working as a dental nurse and Mel was an unknown, struggling actor. They stayed together even as Mel’s career and fame exploded thanks largely to his role in 1979’s Mad Max. Robyn and Mel eventually were married for over 30 years. Technically she filed for divorced in 2006 but the divorce wasn’t officially finalized until 2011....