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It happened on a… February 19

2008

Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency. His brother Raul was later named as his successor.

1996

Patrick Roy reaches 300 victories as the NHL Avalanche beat Edmonton Oilers 7-5; second youngest goaltender and 12th overall to reach the mark.

1986

The Soviet Union launched the Mir space station.

1985

Canned & bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola.

1984

Gaetan Boucher wins 2 Gold (1000m & 1500m) and a Bronze medal in Speedskating at Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo.

1945

US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese with 30,000 US Marines.

1913

1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box.

1878

Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph).

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Entertainment Gossip

Pharrell Williams appointed creative director at Louis Vuitton!

Louis Vuitton announced last Tuesday (Feb. 14) that Pharrell Williams has been named its new men’s artistic director.

The famed Parisian brand had no one in the position since 2021, following the tragic death of Virgil Abloh in 2021.

Williams had done two collaborations with Louis Vuitton in the past and Pietro Beccari, Louis Vuitton’s CEO, seems quite happy with his new acquisition!

Williams will be making his big debut at Paris Fashion Week this June, where his very first collection will be on display!

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Sports (en)

XFL: Dwayne Johnson presents an interesting docu-series

The documentary is called “Player 54: Chasing the XFL Dream,” an original series that will chronicle the creation of the XFL, while following the unique stories of players and coaches during the inaugural season.

The series will begin on February16 (5:00 p.m.) on ESPN2 on Thursdays and ABC on Saturdays and conclude nine episodes later.

Peter Berg directed this documentary series that follows the creation of the league that was propelled by owners Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, which highlights their players and coaches.

The series will also take fans behind the scenes of the eight XFL teams, highlighting the human stories that exist throughout the XFL both on and off the field.

Like Formula 1′ s “Drive to Survive” series, it’s a creative way to bring a wider audience into the rhythm of this circuit, which deserves to be known.

“The opportunity to use our partnership with Disney and ESPN to showcase these dynamic stories and demonstrate the potential of the XFL is a critical aspect of our mission!” said Dany Garcia, president and owner.

So here is the trailer for this upcoming documentary delivered in nine parts!

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Entertainment Gossip

The worst lip-sync performance in history?

Rihanna was in charge of the Super Bowl LVII halftime show, and let’s just say that her performance, qualified as ordinary by some fans, is still the talk of the town.

According to many observers, Rihanna even offered the worst lip-sync performance ever seen in history!

It is on social networks that many observers have accused the pop star of having done lip-sync during the entire show, in addition to being very bad at this discipline too!

Recall that Rihanna had not offered any performances since 2016, taking advantage of this one to announce that she was pregnant, becoming a powerful statement for all women around the world.

However, since she presumably mimed the lyrics to all the songs on a pre-recorded tape, it tickled music critics immensely.

Rihanna isn’t the first to get bad reviews about a potential fake karaoke performance during a Super Bowl since Katy Perry and the Red Hot Chili Peppers have also suffered this fate.

However, it should be noted that lip-sync is a common practice, as it can serve as a musical safety for some artists, who devote more energy to the often demanding choreography routine.

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Joker 2: A first picture of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn!

Lady Gaga posted on Instagram a first photo of herself where we see her (finally) in the role of Harley Quinn alongside Joaquin Phoenix for the upcoming movie Joker: Madness for Two!

Lady Gaga has been filming since December, and while director Todd Phillips previously released a photo of Phoenix as the Joker, the production has been careful not to reveal the new Harley Quinn until now.

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Hopefully, we’ll be treated to more shots to see soon to keep us waiting, since the film is only scheduled for release in the fall of 2024!

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Entertainment News

Elvis Presley’s private jet that was in the desert for 40 years has been sold

Elvis Presley owned a private jet and it had been sitting in the American desert for 40 years. The jet in question was finally sold for $260,000, according to People.

James E. Webb is now the owner of this jet, he is a great fan of airplanes.

Priscilla Presley, Elvis’s 77-year-old wife, was present when the plane was sold, and it was part of the late singer’ s collection of planes and cars .

The plane has an original interior with a retro and luxurious look of the time, but the exterior of the plane is a bit damaged.

A total of nine people can sit in the plane, which has a small bathroom with a vanity, windows with small curtains, a gold finish and a velvet seat.

The KING purchased this 1962 Lockheed 1329 Jetstar in 1976 and paid approximately $875,000 to acquire it.

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A drunk man arrested with a mountain of beer cans as a passenger!

A man was arrested 200 kilometers northwest of Toronto, in Georgian Bluffs, while in an advanced state of intoxication.

The most impressive part of this arrest, made during a roadblock, is that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) also discovered a mountain of beer cans inside the car that served as a passenger!

Mark Sewell, a 61-year-old man, was the one arrested late this afternoon, completely drunk, with several dozen cans of beer taking up all the passenger space.

Once at the police station, the man took a breathalyzer test, which he obviously failed, having driven with more than 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood… Of course, he is facing several charges, including one for driving with alcohol on hand.

In addition, Sewell will be charged with theft, driving with a non-conforming license plate, driving a car without insurance and driving while prohibited.

A big week for Mark…

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It happened on a… February 18

Olympic rings and sign at Squaw Valley, California. When: 27 Dec 2014

1998

Andrea Bocelli makes his operatic debut as Rodolfo in “La bohème” at the Teatro Comunale in Cagliari.

1980

Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins Canadian elections.

1978

The first Ironman Triathlon competition takes place on the island of Oahu and is won by Gordon Haller.

1977

The space shuttle Enterprise went on its maiden “flight” sitting on top of a Boeing 747.

1968

David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd.

1960

VIII Winter Olympic Games open in Squaw Valley, California.

1954

The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.

1932

Sonja Henie wins her sixth straight World Women’s Figure Skating Championship; following her win, she retires to Hollywood to become an actress.

1913

Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.

1885

Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the U.S. for the first time.

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Sheep-man charged with murder escapes from prison!

Jose Luis Callisaya Diaz, an inmate who is accused of murder, disguised himself as a sheep, which allowed him to escape from prison, and then into the wild.

Despite this success, Diaz was eventually found by prison authorities, only to be brought back inside his pen (his cell).

This particular sequence took place on February 4, when he was in the prison of Chonchocoro in Bolivia, before putting on a sheep skin jacket.

Photos were captured of Diaz as a sheepskin, crawling on the ground in the long grass with a pair of jeans and that now infamous sheepskin jacket.

The 35-year-old certainly made the authorities laugh with his funny get-up, but he will face legal and disciplinary action.

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MH370: Netflix unveils a disturbing trailer

Netflix has unveiled the trailer for the intriguing three-part documentary mini-series MH370: The Plane That Disappeared.

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 on March 8, 2014 remains unresolved, nine years after the incident.

The plane and its 239 passengers remain unaccounted for to this day, and many questions remain unanswered by the loved ones of the missing and the investigators on the case.

The documentary will be available on Netflix on March 8th.