Actress Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award on this day in history, Feb. 29, 1940. McDaniel won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in the film “Gone With The Wind.”
A mystery sign maker has erected a cheeky new hoarding on a road ravaged by 174 potholes – inferring the stretch has ‘gone t*ts up’. The triangular sign in Wrenbury-cum-Frith comes after a previous billboard warned drivers the ‘diabolical’ state of the
Manchester United have been warned they have gone too far with their treatment of Jadon Sancho. Former Chelsea midfielder Andy Townsend says he is surprised the PFA have not yet stepped in amid reports over the winger’s situation at Old Trafford. Sancho
Author Margaret Mitchell published the American classic novel “Gone with the Wind” on this day in history, June 30, 1936. The 1,000-page novel, set in Georgia during the Civil War and in the Reconstruction era, told the tale of Scarlett O’Hara, a
A woman from the United Kingdom has split apart the internet after she’s been advocating for buttering bread rolls with a spoon — and not a knife. Teresa Basquine, 47, started a TikTok channel late last year to document all the home
Gifted but enigmatic Atlanta magazine writer Margaret Mitchell earned the Pulitzer Prize in Novels for her breathtaking work of historical fiction, “Gone with the Wind,” on this day in history, May 3, 1937. “Mitchell received news of the prize by phone, along
BBC bosses want “best in the business” Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day, but the row has reportedly “gone too far” for that to happen. Former tennis star and broadcaster Andrew Castle has said that even if Lineker apologised
Former Detroit Lions linebacker Jessie Lemonier, who last played in the league in January 2022, has died. He was 25. The Lions confirmed Lemonier’s death in a statement on Thursday. The details surrounding his death were not immediately known. Jessie Lemonier of
Tourists and royal watchers outside Buckingham Palace were questioned on their reaction to the bombshell claims made by Prince Harry in his upcoming book, Spare. Harry’s hotly anticipated memoir was not due for official release until Tuesday, but mistakingly went on sale