This Day In History: 08/24/1979 - Vesuvius Erupts. In a This Day in History video, host Russ Mitchell takes us through the history of August 24th. On this day in 1814, British invaded Washington and set fire to the White House and the capitol building.
Madonna has finally admitted to her issue with Lady Gaga. In a candid new interview with Rolling Stone, the 56-year-old Living for Love singer explains her beef with the 28-year-old Applause singer, who recently charmed audiences with her surprisingly understated The Sound of Music tribute at the Oscars.
It is sometimes easy to forget big stars were once unknown, ordinary folks trying to break into the business. Take Katy Perry, for example. The most-followed celebrity on Twitter who's topped charts and conquered stages, Perry was once a plain-looking (albeit beautiful) young woman with a guitar. A Reddit user by the name of ciphershort uploaded a photo to the site Saturday morning (Feb. 15), explaining: My roommate used to hang out with Katy Perry. Tonight he busted out this photo. Well, we must admit, we're not used to seeing Perry, now 29, like this: If anything, we're better accustomed to seeing her like this: