One name is enough for most of us mortals, but celebrities often have two-their actual legal name and the name they perform under. So, Tony Bennett is actually Anthony Benedetto, Marilyn Manson is actually Brian Warner and Joan Rivers is actually Joan Rosenberg, the last name of her late husband.
Earlier this month, amid increased security after the thwarted Christmas Day bombing, Rivers’ alias got her into a little bit of a pickle, according to the New York Daily News.
Read ArticleIf you’re living under an assumed name, here’s a tip for you: Don’t apply for a US passport. Arturo Puente, a chief petty officer in the US Navy, learned this particular lesson the hard way.
Read ArticleWhere is your US passport right now? Is it squirreled away in your desk drawer? In your purse? Still in the passport holder you wore around your neck on your last trip?
Read ArticleDo you like to travel off the beaten path? Pick up a copy of UNESCO’s new travel guide for its World Heritage sites, and get inspired!
According to this article in the Detroit Free Press, UNESCO World Heritage sites are special places around the globe that are “culturally or environmentally important to the world.”
Read ArticleGenealogy is a fascinating topic and a popular hobby. If your ancestors were travelers, one way to find out about them is to look up their old passport applications, if you can.
Read ArticleAll Larry and Gladys Williams wanted was to go on a cruise to Alaska. However, their dream was denied when they showed up at port in Seattle without passports, according to the Dallas Morning News, Larry Williams had assumed that passports weren’t necessary for the journey, since the cruise began in Seattle and ended in Alaska.
Read ArticleDid you know that the first US passports were actually printed by Ben Franklin? According to this book review of “The Passport: The History Of Man’s Most Travelled Document,” the first US passports were made especially for the United States legation in Paris, France around 1777.
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