Much like the supermodels of the 1960s, the cover girls of the '70s mirrored the changing times. Whether they were breaking down barriers or just shaking things up, each girl left her own footprint on the industry. From Janice "the first supermodel" Dickinson, to future Bond babe Grace Jones, we've gathered a list of the legendary icons who set the stage for future supermodels.
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In June 1990, many Trekkies considered the crew of the Enterprise-D pretenders to the throne.
Star Trek: The Next Generation was closing out its third season, and it was still struggling to step out of the shadow of Kirk’s (William Shatner) Enterprise. That was about to change thanks to a daring cliffhanger pulled off in an era of television in which shocking deaths and major plot twists weren’t par for the course. Read More...
Paul Revere was, of course, famously a silversmith, but in the early 1760s, he found himself struggling to make ends meet (via Mental Floss). His solution was to take up a secondary trade, apprenticing himself to an oral surgeon named John Baker. By 1770, Revere had hung his shingle, advertising that he could fix teeth "as well as any Surgeon-Dentist who ever came from London, fixing them in such a Manner that they are not only an Ornament, but of real Use in Speaking and Eating" Read More...
