When tennis legend Billie Jean King arrived at Forest Hills to defend her women’s singles title at the 1972 U.S. Open, she made her opinion about the disparity in prize money between the men’s and women’s tournaments clear.
“I think it stinks,” the then-28-year-old, who in 1971 became the first woman in any sport to win more than $100,000 in a calendar year, told reporters.
In 1973, Ban deodorant masked the stench with a $55,000 grant called the “Ban Equalizer,” making the U. Read More...
Let’s find out “Is Youtuber Gloom Dead Or Still Alive?” The well-known YouTuber Gloom has been the subject of rumors regarding death hoaxes that have been going around the internet.
Gloom is a well-known YouTuber who has been producing content for the site for a while. Her daily life-themed videos dominate her YouTube channel.
She hasn’t posted in a while, though, and Gloom has recently became the subject of various death hoaxes. Read More...
Dan Conner had a heart attack in the second-to-last-season cliffhanger of “Roseanne.” He survived. Until he didn’t.
John Goodman’s character, it was revealed by Roseanne in the last season’s closing minutes in 1997, had really died at his daughter’s wedding. The audience spent 24 episodes believing he pulled through. Roseanne’s narration explained she constructed a fantasy to cope.
It was one of the most divisive moments in recent television history when the show ended, but in this year’s short-lived revival, Dan was very much alive after the show opened with a self-aware joke about the controversy. Read More...
