Kumuyi advised on Thursday night during a Global Women’s Conference held in Port Harcourt. He said that the six-day conference was organised by the Change Makers International Initiative (CMI), with the theme, “Driving positive change and social impact”. The cleric, who is the Convener of CMI, described the conference as a non-religious, non-partisan, non-denominational movement driven by a passion to achieve positive change and social impact in the country.
Ellen Barkin got brutally honest in a recent interview with HuffPo about battling misogyny, sexism and harassment in Hollywood. The actor revealed that during the making of her 1989 neo-noir thriller “Sea of Love,” director Harold Becker allegedly ripped off her merkin during the filming of a nude scene. A merkin is a loin cloth garment that serves as a pubic wig for actors to wear during nude scenes.
Full Name: Joshua Abraham Norton
Profession: Emperor of the USA
Biography: Born in England, Norton arrived in San Francisco as a businessman. Dissatisfaction with US politics led Norton to proclaim himself Emperor of the USA in 1859. He later added 'Protector of Mexico' to his title.
Emperor Norton issued regular edits; calling for the abolition of Congress in 1859, in 1869 to abolish the Democratic and Republican parties and for the formulation of a League of Nations.
August 23 Calendar 1883 Philadelphia Quakers make 27 errors against Providence Grays in 28-0 shutout defeat at Messer Street Grounds; wild pitches, walks, passed balls count as errors in MLB prior to 1888 1897 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport R.I.: Defending champion Robert Wrenn beats Wilberforce Eaves 4-6, 8-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 for his 4th US singles title 1906 Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Washington Senators, 4-1 at American League Park 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Howie Camnitz no-hits NY Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game at the Polo Grounds, NYC 1920 American swimmer Warren Kealoha wins first of 2 consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100m backstroke, beating teammate Ray Kegeris at the Antwerp Games Mile World Record 1923 Paavo Nurmi of Finland runs world record for 1 mile of 4:10.
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