rock band The band that energetically fuses metal, punk, and hip-hop owes much of its popularity to its willingness to offend. Named in homage to the condition of a pot smoking friend's brain, the…
(Robert Brian Keith, Jr.)actorBorn: 11/14/1921Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey After appearing in silent films as a child actor and trying his hand at a stage career, Brian Keith made his film debut…
(John Donald Imus, Jr.)radio host, writerBorn: 7/23/1940Birthplace: Riverside, Calif. This often crude, sometimes belligerent, proudly uneducated pundit daily reaches at least 15 million listeners…
(Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall)actor, singerBorn: 4/14/1968Birthplace: Boston Anthony Michael Hall first won accolades in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), but is more often remembered as…
author, politicianBorn: 4/15/1940Birthplace: Weston-super-Mare, England In 1969, at the age of 29, Archer became the youngest member of the House of Commons. He resigned in 1974, after a financial…
(Paul Hewson)singer, songwriterBorn: 5/10/1960Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland As lead singer for the Irish rock group U2, Bono has always been the most vocal and charismatic member of the group. He has…
Below is the composition of the 114th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2014 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is…
(Encyclopedia) Erie Canal, artificial waterway, c.360 mi (580 km) long; connecting New York City with the Great Lakes via the Hudson River. Locks were built to overcome the 571-ft (174-m) difference…
The 2015 Nemtsov assassination was the latest violent act against critics of Putin's government. Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed in 2015 Source:…
United States Supreme Court Associate JusticeBorn: 8/15/1938Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1964, Stephen Breyer held a clerkship for Supreme Court…