On this day in history, June 21, 1982, Prince William was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. William Arthur Philip Louis was born at 9:03 p.m. and weighed just over seven pounds, according to the BBC. His official title at
Audie Murphy was born on this day, June 20, in 1925. There is sometimes confusion over his year of birth — as he falsified a birth certificate to join the Army following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He entered the military as
Iconic and celebrated American composer Cole Porter was born on this day in history, June 9, 1891, into a prestigious family in Peru, Indiana. His mother, Kate Cole Porter, was the daughter of wealthy businessman J.O. Cole — and due to his
A British woman has been denied a passport, despite being born and raised in the UK. Angela Jones, 23, from Herne Hill, south London, is an aspiring actress who may need to travel overseas for work in the near future. As a
Many residents in Guam are still struggling to recover from the damage left behind by Category 4 storm Typhoon Mawar. Mothers who gave birth during Typhoon Mawar are returning to homes without any electricity as only 28% of the island has power.
Prolific actor and director Clint Eastwood was born on this day, May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, California. He and his family moved a number of times before settling in Piedmont, California, reports Britannica. Eastwood was drafted during the Korean War and
A baby western lowland gorilla was born on May 27 at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., leaving zoo personnel “overjoyed,” a press release announced. The gorilla was born sometime between midnight and 6:15 a.m., said the
On this day in history, May 26, 1907, John Wayne, the iconic actor who is known for epitomizing the American West, is born in Winterset, Iowa. Named Marion Robert Morrison, Wayne at age six moved with his family to Glendale, California, according
Russia’s top propagandist has secret twin daughters who were born in the U.S. as the result of an affair he had with basketball player Svetlana Abrosimova. Vladimir Solovyov, a married father of eight who is one of the Kremlin’s most dependable mouthpieces,
Irving Berlin, the iconic composer and musician who created American musical standards including “White Christmas,” “Easter Parade,” “God Bless America” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” was born on this day in history, May 11, 1888. Berlin was born as Israel