astronomerBorn: 11/9/1934Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York America's most famous astronomer, who specialized in exobiology, the field of biology that investigates extraterrestrial life, wrote more…
(Dominic Felix Amici)actorBorn: 5/31/1908Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin A popular leading man of the 1930s and '40s, he enjoyed a comeback in the 1980s starring in such movies as Trading Places (…
(Peter Cohon)actorBorn: 10/10/1942Birthplace: New York City A supporting player on stage and in movies, he is known for his roles as a government scientist in E.T. (1982) and the prosecuting…
(John Lydon)musician, singer, songwriterBorn: 1/31/1956Birthplace: England Rotten stomped and screamed his way into music history with punk anthems like “ God Save the Queen” and “Anarchy in the UK…
comedian, writerBorn: 5/21/1951Birthplace: New York City Comedian and long-time cast member of Saturday Night Live (from 1979–80 and again from 1988–95) and star of the short-lived series LateLine…
actorBorn: 8/31/1949Birthplace: Philadelphia Handsome albeit sometimes wooden leading man who often portrays unstable or otherwise undesirable characters, with headline-grabbing roles in Looking…
Earth's Moon is a small ball of gray rock revolving 239,000 miles around Earth. It is just one of many in the solar system. The Moon has no air and no water. It is about one-fourth as large as…
