NEW YORK – “Winter is coming.” While that prospect might not be of primary concern in soaring summer temperatures, it will be on the minds of millions of fans on Sunday, July 16 as the 7th season of the wildly popular epic fantasy Game of Thrones premieres on HBO.
PORT ST. JOE, Fla. (AP) – It is probably the most famous painting in American history: The Spirit of ’76. It shows two drummers and a fife player marching with a 13-star U.S. flag, saluting the spirit of the American Revolution.
LYNBROOK, N.Y. – Ocean liner memorabilia took top lot honors at Weiss Auctions’ June 22 sale, as a letter handwritten aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic on April 13, 1912 sold for $22,600, an original life ring from the SS Andrea Doria brought $8,050 and a glass clock presented to first-class passengers on the maiden voyage of the SS Normandie in 1935 made $4,560. Absentee and Internet bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.