@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Thursday, February 12, the 43rd day of 2009. There are 322 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who'd claimed the throne of England for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beh...
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Producer Dean Devlin likes to think big, with "Independence Day" and "Godzilla" providing the special-effects proof.
But when it comes to the future of TV and filmmaking, Devlin is convinced the answer is small – so small, it can f...
PEOPLE looking for a unique show that will challenge them to rethink their preconceived notions of art should take an easy ride on down to see Changing Gears: The Art of the Bermuda Motorcycle at The Bermuda National Gallery (BNG). Changing Gears is ...
By now, the dust has settled on the Mall in Washington D.C., after the gathering of more than a million souls less than two weeks ago. They came to hear the Inauguration speech of President Barack Obama. Some of that dust came from as far away as the...
ONE of Bermuda's favourite adopted sons, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens, 1835-1910), came to anti-imperialism by way of a prior understanding of race. The author of Huckleberry Finn had from an early age begun to understand racism in the United States in...
Continyed from last week
ALTHOUGH Bermuda's law banned slaves from owning real or personal property, masters "wink'd at" widespread transgressions that served their own interests in building a more stable slave system through incentives. Like most sa...
DATE: Jan 30, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Michael Jarvis
DURING the yearlong celebrations of the 400th Anniversary of Bermuda, many residents will seek out special memorabilia and historical keepsakes. Now, here's your chance to obtain a little piece of Bermuda's history.
Three editions of The Royal Gazett...
January 25, 2008
WE, in Bermuda, often seem to live in a world where we believe "it can't happen here" until it does happen here. I suspect that the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands thought the same way when Michael Misick came to power a few y...
THE controversial issues of Independence and casinos have both taken a back-seat as the economic downturn starts to affect the lives of Bermudians.
This is according to Minister for Culture and Social Rehabilitation Dale Butler (pictured) , who this ...
'To the people of poor nations; we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds and to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty; we say we can no longer ...
