1906 – George Adamson is born in India.
1910 – Friederike Victoria Gessner (Joy Adamson) is born in what is now the Czech Republic.
1924 – George Adamson moves to Kenya. At the time, Kenya is still an English colony.
1938 – George joins Kenya’s game department as a warden of the Northern Frontier District.
1944 – Joy and George marry.
1947 – Joy begins a series of paintings to record tribal life and customs. Read More...
Explore More It’s a matter of fun — and affordability — over fear.
As air travel becomes increasingly precarious with flight cancellations and country-wide quarantines amid the coronavirus pandemic, some young people are taking advantage of cheaper tickets.
“I feel like if the coronavirus would get even more serious and like wipe out a large amount of people, I might as well be somewhere having fun,” 20-year-old Ashley Henkel tells NBC of her recent decision to book three cheap summer flights. Read More...
Explore More O say did that star-spangled banner yet wave? Or waaaaaaave?
Reba McEntire’s rendition of the national anthem clocked in at 95 seconds (1:35) Sunday night at the 2024 Super Bowl.
That was a middle-of-the-pack length, historically. Renditions of “The Star-Spangled Banner” here have ranged from as little as 62 seconds to more than two and a half minutes.
The 68-year-old country music and TV star told Apple Music that, in the lead up, she typically practiced for the big night in the morning while showering. Read More...