(Encyclopedia) Rose, Pete (Peter Edward Rose), 1941–, American baseball player, b. Cincinnati. The National League Rookie of the Year in 1963 and Most Valuable Player in 1973, Rose was a switch…
jazz musicianDied: Aug.16, 2007 (New York City) Best Known as: jazz drummer A founding father of bebop and a visionary bandleader, Roach brought percussion to…
What is Lightning? The action of rising and descending air within a thunderstorm separates positive and negative charges. Water and ice particles also…
actressBorn: 5/26/1966Birthplace: London, England British actress best known for her work in romantic Edwardian period dramas. Her films include A Room With a View (1986), Howard's End (1992), The…
(Edgar Bergren)ventriloquist, comedianBorn: 2/16/1903Birthplace: Chicago A vaudeville performer with a popular night-club act, Bergen, with his sidekick/dummy, Charlie McCarthy, became one of the…
(Mary Farrah Fawcett)actressBorn: 2/2/1947Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas Actress who enjoyed a burst of superstardom as the prettiest of television's original Charlie's Angels (1976–77), the…
actorBorn: 10/26/1914Birthplace: Los Angeles Actor whose role at the age of seven in The Kid with Charlie Chaplin made him a childhood star. Though he was worth a fortune, the young Coogan was…
A list of the African-Americans serving in the 111th Congress. There are 42 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State House…
A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 113th Congress. There are 43 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State House…
Below is information about units of measure, including acre, bolt, gross, hertz, knot, light-year, parsec, pi, ream, sound, square, stone, and more. acreAn area of 43,560 square feet. Originally…