Topic: Benjamin Disraeli

On Feb. 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award -- for her role in "Gone With the Wind."

On Feb. 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award -- for her role in "Gone With the Wind."

Former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli famously said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics." The Iranian regime is past masters at all three.

A judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to determine whether to grant asylum-seekers parole from immigration detention on an individual basis.

On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded and crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard and 11 people on the ground for a total death toll of 270.

On March 29, 1988, police arrested Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu for protesting the government's ban on anti-apartheid activities.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013.

UPI Almanac for Friday, Dec. 21, 2012.

British actor Hugh Grant admits to taunting his "Love Actually" co-star Billy Bob Thornton about his phobia of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli.

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.