1968: Computer scientist Douglas Engelbart kicks off the personal computer revolution with a product demonstration that is so amazing it inspires a generation of technologists. It will become known as “the mother of all demos.”
The presentation included the debut of the computer mouse, which Engelbart used to control an onscreen pointer in exactly the same [...]
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Dec. 8, 1993: Location, Location, Location
December 8th, 2010 |
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1993: The U.S. secretary of defense opens the global positioning system to civilian use. It’s about to change how people see where they are.
The GPS story starts with Sputnik, the first artificial satellite. The night after it was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, researchers at MIT were able to track Sputnik’s orbit [...]
HP, Clinton Collaborate on Infant HIV Testing, Treatment in Kenya
December 1st, 2010 |
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HP has joined with CHAI (the Clinton Health Access Initiative) to provide the technological backbone for testing and treating infants exposed to HIV in Kenya. – Hewlett-Packard has joined with Clinton Health Access Initiative to provide the technological backbone for testing and treating infants exposed to HIV in Kenya. Former President Bill Clinton founded CHAI in 2002 to boost integrated health systems around the world and increase care and treatment for …
Bill Clinton “The Hangover 2″ Cameo
November 15th, 2010 |
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From Mel to Bill! Former President Bill Clinton has joined Liam Neeson and Paul Giamatti as the latest A-lister to nab a cameo role in the upcoming sequel to The Hangover, PEOPLE reports. The film is currently in production in Bangkok. Clinton — who will be playing himself in the feature — filmed his brief [...]
Laura Ling Documentary Show “E! Investigates†Debuts In December
October 11th, 2010 |
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Laura Ling has signed on to host a new series for entertainment-centric cable network E!, The Hollywood Reporter said Monday. The former journalist with Al Gore’s Current TV Network will host a new E! series — E! Investigates — set to premiere in December. In the Spring of 2009, Ling and her Current colleague Euna [...]
Sean Pennâ€s charity receives cash boost from Bill Clinton
October 9th, 2010 |
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Sean Penn”s charity efforts in Haiti have got a major boost with former U.S. President Bill Clinton donating 334,000 pounds to the actor”s cause. ”The Milk” star founded the J/P HRO Haitian Relief Organization in the wake of the January (10) earthquake and has spent months helping to rebuild the Caribbean nation. The Clinton Foundation”s [...]
Bill Clinton Opera
September 21st, 2010 |
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Even tawdry tales of sex in The Oval Office and trout-pouted interns with alterior motives take on new life to the sound of music! The Life & Time of William Jefferson Clinton is on its way to a theater near you — in opera form.On Monday, strapping young men from all over the Great State of [...]
Bill Clinton On “The Daily Show†Sept. 16
September 14th, 2010 |
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Former President Bill Clinton will make his sixth appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Thursday, where he is expected to talk about the Clinton Global Initiative. This annual meeting convenes world leaders to grapple with pressing global concerns. This year’s gathering is scheduled to take place Sept. 20-23 in New York City. If you’re [...]
Chelsea Clinton’s â€Wedding of the Century†at Hudson Valley hamlet
July 7th, 2010 |
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Chelsea Clinton is all set to wed with fiancee Marc Mezvinsky at Hudson Valley hamlet. The upstate village is gearing up for what some call the ”Wedding of the Century.” “It”s by far the biggest thing that has ever happened to this town,” the New York Daily News quoted Amanda Weaver, the manager of Village [...]
15 High Profile Kidnappings and Disappearances
May 10th, 2010 |
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Over the past few decades, literally thousands of people have gone missing, but here are the 15 most high profile kidnapping and missing persons stories that grabbed our attention and made headlines around the world.
Professional line-sitter not to get the world’s first iPad!
April 3rd, 2010 |
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With the iPad mania reaching its peak just hours before Apple starts selling its game-changing tablet in the US Saturday morning, there was bad news for someone special who has been heading the waiting line outside Apple’s Manhattan flagship since Tuesday to become the first person to get the gizmo.
Professional line-sitter Greg Packer, who was [...]
Bill Clinton back at work after heart procedure
February 13th, 2010 |
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Former US President Bill Clinton was back to work on Haiti relief and doing ‘very well” on Friday a day after a successful heart procedure to open a blocked artery to his heart that caused him chest discomfort. Television footage showed Clinton, president from 1993 to 2001 and
President Bill Clinton Hospitalized With Heart Trouble
February 11th, 2010 |
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This just in: Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in New York City, ABC News is reporting.
Clinton, 63, was admitted to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan after complaining of discomfort in chest on Thursday afternoon. ABC News sources say the former Commander-In-Chief is being treated for a condition related to a preexisting heart condition [...]
George Stephanopoulos “Good Morning America†Announcement Expected Thursday
December 9th, 2009 |
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ABC News is expected to reveal George Stephanopoulos as the new anchor of Good Morning America on the nation’s second top-ranked morning show Thursday.
George will replace departing GMA anchor Diane Sawyer. Sawyer begins solo anchor duties at World News on December 21, taking over for Charles Gibson — who announced his retirement in September.
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Stephanopoulos, 48, [...]
Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue†Sells 1 Million Copies
December 1st, 2009 |
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Going Rogue has gone platinum.
Just two weeks after publication, the best-selling political memoir from controversial former GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin has sold 1 million copies, HarperCollins spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said Tuesday.
The print run for the book has been increased from 2.5 million to 2.8 million copies to accomodate the growing demand, according to [...]
Hillary Clinton ‘has the hots’ for British Foreign Minister
November 19th, 2009 |
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has confessed that she has a ‘crush’ on Britain’’s foreign minister, David Miliband.
Hillary, who is married to former US president Bill Clinton, gushed over youthful-looking, 44-year-old Miliband in the latest issue of US Vogue magazine.
“Oh my God! If you saw him it would be a big crush,” Herald Sun [...]
Former U.S. president visits Kosovo
November 1st, 2009 |
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Former U.S. president Bill Clinton has arrived in Kosovo.
He will be meeting with Kosovo senior officials before addressing the province’s parliament.
Darrell Hammond Leaving “SNL†— Hammond Retires From “Saturday Night Liveâ€
October 8th, 2009 |
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After fourteen seasons, comedian Darrell Hammond has announced his retirement from Saturday Night Live.
Hammond, who memorably impersonated President Bill Clinton, Sean Connery, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump, Vice-President Dick Cheney, and dozens of others on the long-running sketch series, tells GossipCop.com that “retired from the show last year.”
The 53-year-old no longer appears in the [...]