Today's Highlights:
Friday, December 8, 2006
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Mary Stuart Escaping From Loch Leven Castle |
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Spotlight: Mary Stuart, aka Mary Queen of Scots, was born on this date in 1542. She was only 6 days old when her father, James V, died and she became Queen of Scotland. Mary, a Catholic, was accused of scheming to murder her husband and was imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle in 1567. A year later, she escaped and fled to England. Elizabeth I initially provided refuge and then had Mary imprisoned when she was implicated in additional plotting, including a scheme to murder Elizabeth. Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in 1587. When Elizabeth died, she was succeeded by Mary's son, James I of England.
Quote: "No more tears now; I will think upon revenge." Today's News:
- Pearl Harbor: vets make final visit to site of attack (story)
- Hard Rock: cafe and hotel chain is sold to the Seminole tribe of Florida (story)
- Apple: is rated worst by Greenpeace in survey of tech companies' environmental records (story)
- Silly String: New Jersey mom using plastic goo to save soldiers' lives in Iraq (story)
Today's History:
- Immaculate Conception: was defined as a dogma by Pope Pius IX (1854)
- John Lennon: Beatle, rock icon, peacenik was shot to death outside his apartment in NYC (1980)
- CIS: established instead of the USSR by Russia, Belarus and Ukraine (1991)
Today's Birthdays:
- Sammy Davis, Jr.: entertainer (1925-1990)
- David Carradine: star of Kung Fu and Kill Bill (70)
- Jim Morrison: lead singer of The Doors (1943-1971)
- Kim Basinger: Oscar-winning actress, L.A. Confidential (53)
- Teri Hatcher: Susan Mayer of Desperate Housewives (42)
- Sinead O'Connor: singer/songwriter (40)
