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Jan. 14, 1794: First Successful Cesarean in U.S.

1794: Elizabeth Bennett delivers a daughter by cesarean section, becoming the first woman in the United States to give birth this way and survive. Her husband, Jesse, is the physician who performs the operation.
He was pressed into service after Elizabeth, struggling with a difficult labor and believing she would die, requested her attending physician to [...]

Elizabeth Olsen — Mary-Kate & Ashley’s Little Sister — Makes V Magazine Young Hollywood Edition

Oh look, there’s a third Olsen Twin! Mary-Kate and Ashley aren’t the only Olsens in showbiz. The megastar twins have a younger sister who’s a budding actress and the spitting image of her big sisters.So much so, she might as well be an Olsen triplet! Cute-as-a-button Elizabeth Olsen, 21, joins Glee’s Chord Overstreet in V [...]

Elizabeth Edwards Will Omits John Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards has sent a final “Eff You and Up Yours” to her cheating cad husband — former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards — from beyond the grave. She axed the scandal-scarred politican from her Last Will & Testament. Elizabeth lost her lengthy battle against breast cancer last month. She amassed a fortune thanks to [...]

Annie Lennox’s Charity Work Earns Honor From Queen Elizabeth

Dame Annie Lennox? Not yet, but the ’80s pop star has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honors List for her charity work in the fight against AIDS, Buckingham Palace said Friday. ”I’m genuinely honored. As somewhat of a renegade, it either means I’ve done [...]

15 of the Craziest Cults

The line between a “cult” and a “sect” or a “religion” can be thin, but a couple of factors generally define modern use of the word “cult:” Cults revolve around the teachings of one living (or recently living) person, and this person claims to be “chosen” for an important mission on Earth.

Elizabeth Hurley & Husband Split; Actress Moves On To Womanizing Athlete

Another one bites the dust: Actress-model Elizabeth Hurley has announced her separation from husband Arun Nayar following allegations that she has been having a relationship with Shane Warne, an Australian cricket legend with a healthy appetite for ladies. In a posting to her Twitter page on Sunday, Hurley, 45, revealed that she and the Indian [...]

Now That Elizabeth Edwards Is Dead, Rielle Hunter Sets Sights On John

Elizabeth Edwards isn’t even cold in her grave, but the woman who helped destroy her 30 year marriage is already setting her sights on womanizing widower John Edwards. Elizabeth, 61, died Tuesday. She waged war against breast cancer for six years before learning that the disease had spread to her liver, rendering her condition terminal. [...]

Remembering Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Sen. John Edwards, has died after a battle with breast cancer, her family said.

 

The news came shortly after an announcement that she was going to stop cancer treatment, and took many people by surprise.

 

We want to know how her story has affected you. Did you ever meet Elizabeth Edwards in person? Share your photos and videos, and put yourself on camera to share memories and condolences.

Elizabeth Edwards Dead At 61

Elizabeth Edwards has died. The political wife, whose public battle with breast cancer, coping with marital infidelity, and continued advocacy for the resilence shot her to the top of bestsellers’ lists, died Tuesday morning at her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was 61. The mother of four was surrounded by family and friends [...]

The End Near For Elizabeth Edwards As Cancer Spreads To Liver

We’re ending the first day of the work week with a mayjah case of The Sads. After a six year battle against infidelity, scandal, and breast cancer, it appears the end is near for embattled political wife Elizabeth Edwards. Edwards’ illness has taken a turn for the worse after spreading to her liver, PEOPLE reported [...]

The End Near For Elizabeth Edwards As Cancer Spreads To Liver

We’re ending the first day of the work week with a mayjah case of The Sads. After a six year battle against infidelity, scandal, and breast cancer, it appears the end is near for embattled political wife Elizabeth Edwards. Edwards’ illness has taken a turn for the worse after spreading to her liver, PEOPLE reported [...]

Queen Elizabeth Panties For Sale!

The Queen’s undies are up for auction. A pair of monogrammed lacy knickers, once belonging to Queen Elizabeth II, are on the eBay auction block, TMZ.com Goss Watchers report. The underwear are currently in the possession of a famous Miami playboy known as “Baron” Joseph de Bicske Dobronyi , who got them through a friend [...]

Bonham Carter risked wrath of Potter bosses by starring in ‘King’s Speech’

Helena Bonham Carter has revealed that she risked the wrath of Harry Potter bosses by signing on to star in ‘The King’s Speech’. The actress plays the late Queen Mother, Elizabeth, the wife of King George VI, opposite Colin Firth as the stuttering monarch in the acclaimed new film, which has already been tipped for [...]

“Glee” Lohan Diss Could Result In Legal Action For Show

From Goop to Elizabeth, there are already so many reasons to dislike Hollywood Golden Girl Gwyneth Paltrow. Dina Lohan just found a new one. In “It Ain’t That Serious, Sistah!” News: The family of scandal-stained starlet Lindsay Lohan are hopping mad and threatening legal action against the producers of the Emmy-nominated TV musical Glee after [...]

The 50 Hottest Maxim Cover Girls

It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when there really weren’t many “lad” magazines sold in the US. You had to jump all the way up to Playboy and the like to see hot women in a magazine geared for men until Maxim proved there was a market for girls that were only [...]

8 Conspiracy Theories That Make the Reptilians Seem Normal

So you’re in the market for a good conspiracy theory to justify your chronic social isolation. But you don’t want to be one of those conspiracy theory conformists. You want to stand out from the crowd of Truthers, Reptilians, and whatever you call those people who think that the Third Reich continues at the center [...]

Lohan Footing The Bill For Beefed-Up Security At Betty Ford Clinic

Lindsay Lohan is forking off extra dough for the heightened security measures bosses at the Betty Ford Clinic have been forced to undertake since the fallen A-list checked into the Palm Springs facility for treatment last week. In addition to the $30,0000 she’s reportedly spending for four-weeks of detox at the facility, La Lohan is [...]

Sept. 28, 1865: England Gets Its First Woman Physician, the Hard Way

1865: Elizabeth Garrett becomes the first woman in England to receive a medical license.
It didn’t come easy.
Bound by the restrictions on sex and class that prevailed in Victorian England, Garrett, the daughter of a London pawnbroker, was inspired to enter medicine after meeting Elizabeth Blackwell, the first practicing woman physician in the United States. First, [...]

Eddie Fisher Dead At 82

One of the most famous feathers in Elizabeth Taylor’s cap has floated off to the Great Wedding Chapel in the Sky. Eddie Fisher has died.Sources close to the family tell The Associated Press that the singer passed away in his Berkeley, California home this week after suffering complications from recent hip surgery. He was 82. The [...]

Olsen Twins Name Dream Fashion Muse: First Lady Michelle Obama

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have built a multimillion-dollar style empire on the success of their contemporary clothing lines — The Row, Elizabeth & James, and Olsenboye. But the pint-sized moguls still have at least one major fashion feat to overcome before they’ll call themselves accomplished designers: Mary-Kate and Ashley want to see their designs having [...]