Florence's Arno river embankment collapses. Read more about sharing. A section of the embankment of the River Arno in central Florence collapsed on Wednesday morning, sending part of the road and at least 20 parked cars into a newly formed ditch. The collapse took place very close to the famous Ponte Vecchio, a medieval covered bridge over the Arno.
Yvonne Craig who, as Batgirl, was a pioneer of female superheroes passes away. Updated 7:50 PM ET, Wed August 19, 2015. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.
Catherine Helen Spence, the daughter of David and Helen Spence nee Brodie was born at Melrose Scotland on 31 October 1825.atherine Helen Spence died at Norwood on 3 April 1910, leaving an unfinished autobiography that was finished by Jeanne Foster Young and appeared in serial form in the Register.