Tag: Soviet Union
This Day in History
Shimla, Sept. 19 Keekli Bureau
2015
English author Jackie Collins, whose glamorous public persona echoed the lavish lifestyles of the characters in her provocative romance thrillers,...
This Day in History
Shimla, Sept. 18 Keekli Bureau
2014
Scottish voters rejected a referendum that would have made Scotland an independent country.
2001
For the second straight day, Typhoon Nari pounded...
This Day in History
Shimla, Sept. 17 Keekli Bureau
2011
The first Occupy Wall Street protest was held in the United States, as some 1,000 demonstrators marched in Manhattan before...
This Day in History
Shimla, Sept. 16 Keekli Bureau
2016
American dramatist Edward Albee, an innovative writer of raw, stringent plays who was perhaps best known for Who's Afraid of...
This Day in History
Shimla, Sept. 15 Keekli Bureau
2004
American rock guitarist Johnny Ramone—who cofounded the Ramones, a band that influenced the rise of punk rock on both sides...
This Day in History
Shimla, Sept.15 Keekli Bureau
2009
American dancer and actor Patrick Swayze, who was best known for his performances in the box-office hits Dirty Dancing (1987) and...
