actressBorn: 4/4/1950Birthplace: Birmingham, Michigan From 1995–1999 Christine Lahti stirred hearts as the tough and accomplished cardiologist Dr. Kate Austin on the drama series Chicago Hope—a…
(Gaetano Albert Lombardo)band leader, impressario, speed boat racerBorn: 6/19/1902Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada Popular band leader who added the phrase “the sweetest music this side of…
CARNAHAN, Russ, (son of Senator Jean Carnahan, grandson of Representative Albert Carnahan), a Representative from Missouri; born in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., July 10, 1958; B.A., University of…
MARCHAND, David, (father of Albert Gallatin Marchand), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Irwin, Westmoreland County, Pa., December 10, 1776; attended private schools; studied…
PENNY, Timothy Joseph, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minn., November 19, 1951; graduated from Kiester High School, Kiester, Minn, 1969; B.A., Winona…
The Question: Was the Nobel who invented the Nobel prize some sort of explosives expert? What made him decide to start giving awards, especially the Peace Prize…
The Question: What percentage of our brain do we use? The Answer: We use 100% of our brain. The idea that we only use a small percentage of our brain is a…
(Encyclopedia) Allingham, MargeryAllingham, Margeryălˈĭng-əm [key], 1904–66, English detective-story writer, b. London. Most of her novels feature Mr. Albert Campion, a scholarly detective of noble…
(Encyclopedia) Gurney, A. R. (Albert Ramsdell Gurney, Jr.), 1930–2017, American dramatist, b. Buffalo, N.Y., B.A. Williams College, 1952, M.F.A. Yale School of Drama, 1958. He is best known for often…
