ActorBorn: 2/7/1946Birthplace: Warrington, England Born in Warrington, England to working-class parents, Pete Postlethwaite spent two years in a seminary as a young boy,…
actorBorn: 8/16/1924Died: 3/18/2010Best Known as: Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney television series Born Fess Elisha Parker II, the man who inspired an undeniable…
RICHARDSON, John Peter, a Representative from South Carolina; born at Hickory Hill, S.C., April 14, 1801; was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1819; studied law; was…
LEGGETT, Robert Louis, a Representative from California; born in Richmond, Contra Costa County, Calif., July 26, 1926; attended the public schools of Richmond, Calif.; served as an enlisted…
The Question:
How long would it take to land a manned spacecraft on Mars?
The Answer:
According to NASA, a vessel with humans on it would take roughly six months to travel to Mars and another…
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Celebrating a man who never gave up on his rights
by Jennie Wood On January 30, 2011, California celebrated its first Korematsu Day, a holiday established to honor Fred Korematsu, a Japanese…
The inside scoop on jack-o'-lanterns and other Halloween traditions
by Shmuel Ross
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actor, directorBorn: 7/1/1952Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The grandson of a Canadian Mountie, he veered away from his study of criminology in college to pursue his interest in acting. He…
arms manufacturerBorn: 11/30/1810Birthplace: Boston, Mass. The man whose name is most closely associated with producing armaments actually got his start manufacturing clothing to cover men's arms.…
