modelBorn: 2/09/1974Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona Valletta enrolled in modeling school when she was 15 years old. She has worked as a runway model and for Elizabeth Arden. She was a co-host of MTV's…
Distributor:National Film Board of Canada Young Antoine’s eccentric new neighbor is rumored to be a big game hunter. As their friendship grows, Antoine convinces the man to teach him to hunt. Based…
Here is information about non-metric units of power. Horsepower: A workhorse can lift 550 pounds 1 foot in the air in 1 second; that is 1 horsepower. Engines are measured in horsepower. A 10-…
Below is the unit of length for sea or nautical miles, as well as information about fathoms, cable length, and knots. A fathom is 6 feet, the length of rope a man can extend from open arm to open…
Born: Aug. 24, 1960Baseball SS broke Lou Gehrig's major league Iron Man record of 2,130 consecutive games played on Sept. 6, 1995; record streak began on May 30, 1982 and ended Sept. 19, 1998 after…
actressBorn: 7/20/1902Birthplace: San Francisco Actress who was the scatterbrained half of Hollywood's beloved husband-and-wife comedy team. Her husband, George Burns, was her straight man. The…
(William Claude Dukenfield)comic actorBorn: 1/29/1880Birthplace: Philadelphia Comic stage, film, and radio actor best known for his raspy voice, bulbous nose, and portrayals of drunk, down-and-out…
Born: July 10, 1943Tennis first black man to win U.S. Championship (1968) and Wimbledon (1975); 1st U.S. player to earn $100,000 in 1 year (1970); won Davis Cup as player (1968-70) and captain (…
writerBorn: 9/21/1866Birthplace: Bromley, Kent, England Pioneering writer whose novels The Time Machine (1985), The Invisible Man (1897) and War of the Worlds (1898) were among the first science-…
