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Congress passed the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, on that historic day, June 4, 1919, by sending the text of the amendment to the states for ratification. The amendment read: “The right to vote of citizens of the United States shall not be denied or restricted by the United States or by…
Aaron Judge is undoubtedly one of the best hitters on the planet, but that’s all he does. Turns out the guy is also a pretty good right fielder, and he reminded us of that on Saturday night in his home state of California. JD Martinez was the tying run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and…
Anne Heche’s ex-husband James Tupper has opened up about how he and their 14-year-old son Atlas were coping after the actress died in August. The 57-year-old actor told People magazine that he and Atlas leaned on each other after the ‘Six Days, Seven Nights’ star died at the age of 53 following a ‘a car…
A fan at a football match in Argentina died on Saturday from a fall. Ole reports that a 53-year-old man fell about 50ft from the upper section of the Estadio Monumental during a game between River Plate and Defensa y Justicia. Play was briefly interrupted and quickly resumed, but soon after the referee postponed the…
A woman in her late 20s learned a truth about her mother years ago that she finds disturbing – and has shared that she was “really shocked” by her mum’s hunting past. She even chose to challenge her mother about it today. Sharing the story on social media, the woman, who says she is 27,…
Reddit users were split on whether one woman was right to share an honest opinion about her friend’s unusual wedding dress. In a June 3 post on Reddit’s “Am I the asshole” (AITA) subreddit – titled “AITA for telling my friend I didn’t like her wedding dress?” – redditor zzz_Macaron_7983 asked people how she gave…
The Chicago White Sox got help from an unlikely source for a no-call victory on Saturday. With the game tied at 1-1, Detroit Tigers reliever Jose Cisnero charged in the bottom of the 10th and Tim Anderson came home. Cisnero fired a 96.4 mph fastball that was up and seemingly too hot for receiver Eric…
A federal judge ruled late Friday that a Tennessee law imposing strict limits on drag shows was “unconstitutionally vague.” U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker said in his ruling that the nation’s first law that banned cabaret performances in a public place or anywhere children might be present was ‘overbroad’, encouraged ‘discriminatory enforcement’ and violated the…
In honor of Pride Month, major amusement park franchise Six Flags announced kid-friendly drag shows at several of its amusement parks this year. Trying to anticipate the outrage over drag queens performing for children, the Six Flags website insisted the shows would be PG and “inclusive for all ages”. In addition to drag performances, one…
The children’s staple of PBS, Sesame Street recently released several Pride Month posts on Twitter, using several of his favorite child puppet characters to “celebrate diversity”. The posts generated a flurry of responses from users who were supportive of the post, as well as users angry that a show appealing to children as young as…
