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Memorial Day weekend, which is coming up soon, doesn't offer a a reprieve from the daily grind for many athletes. The NBA and NHL playoffs are still smoking hot, and Major League Baseball is in full swing.

I have been hearing about this miniseries that is playing on the History Channel for the last couple of weeks. Called "The Bible" and backed by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, it is a dramatization of several biblical stories from Sampson to Jesus to the apostles...

In September, British researchers believed they had made a pretty startling discovery while digging under a car park in Leicester, which is about 100 miles southeast of London. They had come upon what they thought were the remains of King Richard III, who died fighting the forces of Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. He is the last English monarch to die during war.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed (More info) 1950 – Charles M. Schulz’s iconic comic strip, ‘Peanuts,’ is first published (More info)

On May 13th, 1955, a riot broke out at an Elvis Presley concert in Jacksonville, Florida. It was the first time trouble was reported at one of his concerts. Witnesses say the crowd went crazy when Presley said, "Girls, I'll see you backstage...