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KSAT Kids: Today in History, Oct. 12
Read full article: KSAT Kids: Today in History, Oct. 12Today is Monday, Oct. 12, the 286th day of 2020. In 1864, Roger B. Taney, the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, died at 87; he was succeeded by Salmon Chase. Attorney General Francis Biddle announced during a Columbus Day celebration at Carnegie Hall in New York that Italian nationals in the United States would no longer be considered enemy aliens. In 1973, President Richard Nixon nominated House minority leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan to succeed Spiro T. Agnew as vice president. In 2000, 17 sailors were killed in a suicide bomb attack on the destroyer USS Cole in Yemen.
Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77
Read full article: Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77FILE - In this May 3, 2018 file photo, Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. Hibbert, frontman of Toots & the Maytals, had been in a medically-induced coma at a hospital in Kingston since earlier this month. Grammy nominations for Hibbert included best reggae album of 2012 for āReggae Got Soulā and best reggae album of 2007 for āLight Your Light.ā Hibbert was ranked No. Married to his wife, Doreen, for nearly 40 years, Hibbert had eight children, including the reggae performers Junior Hibbert and Leba Hibbert. Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert ("Toots" was a childhood nickname) was born in May Pen, Parish of Clarendon.
Carl Reiner, beloved creator of 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' dies
Read full article: Carl Reiner, beloved creator of 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' diesFILE - In this May 26, 1963 file photo, Carl Reiner shows holds two Emmy statuettes presented to him as best comedy writer for the "Dick Van Dyke Show," during the annual Emmy Awards presentation in Los Angeles. Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a second banana to Sid Caesar and rose to comedys front ranks as creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show and straight man to Mel Brooks 2000 Year Old Man, has died, according to reports. It starred Van Dyke as a television comedy writer working for a demanding, eccentric boss (Reiner) and living with his wife (Mary Tyler Moore in her first major TV role) and young son in suburban New Rochelle, New York. The Van Dyke show is probably the most thrilling of my accomplishments because that was very, very personal, Reiner once said. Reiner is the father of actor-director Rob Reiner.
Spurs return after long Rodeo Road Trip to host Pistons
Read full article: Spurs return after long Rodeo Road Trip to host PistonsSAN ANTONIO ā In the words of folk singer John Denver, "Hey it's good to be back home again." For the first time in nearly a month, the San Antonio Spurs will be playing a game in the AT&T Center when they host the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night. While the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo was riding and bucking, the Spurs went 7-1 on the rodeo road trip and that is no bull. It would be the Spurs 19th straight playoff appearance, tying the Boston Celtics for the fourth-longest run in NBA history. It would also be the fewest games, 60, the Spurs have played during a season to clinch a playoff spot.