Former Beatle John Lennon, 40, was shot to death outside the New York City apartment building where he lived with his wife, Yoko Ono on this date in 1980. A 25-year-old mental patient and Beatles fan named Mark David Chapman was arrested in the slaying, a
Today's birthdays include Sammy Davis Jr., who was born in 1925; Jerry "The Iceman" Butler in 1939 (age 63); Hollies drummer Robert Elliott in 1942 (age 60); Jim Morrison of the Doors in 1943; George Baker of the George Baker Selection in 1944 (age 58); G
On this date in 1957, something wonderful occurred in a CBS television studio in New York. The Red Allen All-Stars, singer Billie Holiday, the Mal Waldron All-Stars, the Count Basie All-Stars and Jimmy Giuffre went on live television for a show that was p
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Student government at a Canadian university is split after a rump session expelled a Jewish group for placing pamphlets on an information table for a program th
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- In view of England's unspeakable performance in losing three straight test matches to Australia, thereby forfeiting the Ashes yet again, there's only one place to go - into the fantasy world of Alternative History. In this version, George, Lord Harris, th
Today's birthdays include Harry Chapin, who was born in 1942; country's Gary Morris in 1948 (age 54); Tom Waits in 1949 (age 53); and Psychedelic Furs' Tim Butler in 1958 (age 44).
Today is a "date that will live in infamy." On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, nearly 200 Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The raid, which lasted a little more than an hour, killed nearly 3,000 people and nearly destroyed the entire U.S. Paci
Shania Twain has enjoyed a remarkable comeback, rocketing to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 with her new album "Up," but the Canadian songbird may not return to the stage, reports Time magazine.
Tenor saxophonist and bandleader Teddy Hill was born this day in 1909 in Birmingham, Ala. Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet solos were first recorded with the Teddy Hill band in 1937.
In this 84th installment of the UPI series of sermons, the Rev. Dr. John C. Compton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., reflects on David's trust in God.
Just as "The Sopranos" comes to the end of its fifth season, U.S. moviegoers are getting another chance to see an organized crime chief interact with a psychiatrist -- with this weekend's opening of "Analyze That."
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Actress Winona Ryder was sentenced Friday to 36 months probation for stealing $6,355 worth of merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills last December.
In view of England's unspeakable performance in losing three straight test matches to Australia, thereby forfeiting the Ashes yet again, there's only one place
When Bob Dylan's "Biograph" came out in 1985, it opened up a pandora's box for box sets -- multi-disc retrospective packages that combined familiar and unreleas
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A Madonna and child by Renaissance Italian painter Piero di Cosimo is a Christmas card to New York from the Toledo Museum of Art and the centerpiece of a remark
England's Mike Conway (14) goes airborne over Australia's Will Power (12) in turn one early during the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, on May 27, 2012. UPI /Dennis Daddow
