Eve Russell is a fictional character on the American soap opera Passions, which aired on NBC from 1999 to 2007 and on DirecTV in 2007–08. Created by the soap's head writer, James E. Reilly, Eve was played by Tracey Ross for the series' entire run. In 2003, actresses Amanda Maiden and Kimberly Kevon Williams played the character in flashbacks to her childhood and her time as a nightclub singer. Ross was initially hesitant to audition for the role following her negative experience on Ryan's Hope, but was attracted to the show after learning about its supernatural and fantasy elements. Her casting was part of NBC's attempt to include a racially diverse ensemble on daytime television. She based her performance on Joanne Woodward's role in the 1957 film The Three Faces of Eve and Catherine Halsey from Ayn Rand's 1943 novel, The Fountainhead. Eve, part of Passions' Russell family, is introduced as a perfect wife and mother, but her desperation eventually leads to the breakup of her marriage and family. Ross received eight nominations for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series, winning at the 38th NAACP Image Awards.

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1865:

Royal assent was given to an Act of Parliament allowing the Talyllyn Railway to carry passengers by steam haulage – the first narrow-gauge railway in Britain to do so from the start. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talyllyn_Railway

1934:

Police in San Francisco opened fire on a crowd of longshoremen (confrontation pictured) who had been on strike for nearly two months, killing two. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_West_Coast_waterfront_strike

1969:

The Rolling Stones performed at a free festival in Hyde Park, London, in front of at least a quarter of a million fans, two days after the death of founder Brian Jones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stones_in_the_Park

2009:

A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2009_%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_riots

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coffee table book: A large book, usually with lavish illustrations, typically displayed on a coffee table. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coffee_table_book

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