On August 24, in the year AD 79, Vesuvius erupted in one of the most catastrophic and famous eruptions of all time. Historians have learned about the eruption from the eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger, a Roman administrator and poet.
Katrin Davidsdottir. At just 23 years old Katrin Davidsdottir is two times world CrossFit Champion, taking home the top spot in 2015 and 2016, sheâs the real deal. Born in Iceland she now trains out of CrossFit New England.
Watch: the Singinâ in the Rain scene that made Debbie Reynolds a star. Reynolds didnât know how to dance before she was cast opposite the legendary Gene Kelly. That didnât stop her from stealing the show. Debbie Reynolds â who died December 28 at age 84 â was 19 years old when her life changed forever. After cutting her teeth on cabaret performances and winning the Miss Burbank pageant in 1948, Reynolds landed the part of Kathy Selden in Singinâ in the Rain, the 1952 classic that would launch her career.