Urs Meier, the Swiss referee who disallowed the goal that would have sent England into the semi-finals of Euro 2004, has been given police protection after receiving more than 16,000 emails from outraged England fans.

Silent-film stars Jean Acker and Rudolph Valentino had the shortest Hollywood marriage ever, which ended before it had properly begun.

1973 fire at St. Louis, MO archives facility storing veterans records

The Saudi government plans a store in Riyadh for foreign diplomats - ending decades of prohibition.

A woman diagnosed with schizophrenia and psychosis who was nonverbal and nonresponsive for 2 decades recently “woke” after treatment with pulse steroids and cyclophosphamide. It turned out she had lupus.

U.S. radio/TV system for public alerts of threats to public safety since 1997

1948 Idaho Department of Fish and Game program to relocate beavers

American pornographic actor and filmmaker

‘Each box was like the distillation of all that we have learned as a species about our bodies and their infirmities, a time capsule of medicine.’

British light entertainment show, presenting American minstrel and country music performed in blackface, 1958–1978

The Principia by Isaac Newton My rating: 5 of 5 stars It is shown in the Scholium of Prop. 22, Book II, that at the height of 200 miles above the earth the air is more rare than it is at the surfac…

After baby’s birth, your mailbox will be full, and not just with congratulatory cards. Learn key info about hospital bills ahead of time so you don’t overpay (or overstress).

Actor Ian McKellen questions the purpose and logic of the Bill. Newspaper editor Peregrine Worsthorne argues for the Bill in this forthright discussion.

1954 British animated film

The lab rodent, which only had genes from its mother, grew to adulthood and successfully reproduced, which was thought to be impossible in mammals

The Justice Department announced today that the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its ninth distribution of over $158.9 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. government in connection with the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) fraud scheme.

The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January…

John "Johnny" Nash is actually faring far better than anybody could have anticipated.

The Idaho Department of Labor connects job seekers with employment opportunities, supports workers through career and life transitions, and administers state labor laws.

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