singerBorn: 4/16/1971Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Tex. Selena was born into a musical family. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, played in the band Los Dinos (The Boys) and taught his children to sing…
First Place: $40,000 scholarship, Christopher Colin Mihelich, 17, Carmel, Ind., Park Tudor School, for study of properties of polynomials having applications to geometry and combinatorics. Second…
McCLERNAND, John Alexander, a Representative from Illinois; born in Breckinridge County, Ky., on May 30, 1812; moved with his parents to Shawneetown, Ill., in 1813; attended the village…
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1971Party: DemocratDODD, Thomas Joseph, (father of Christopher John Dodd), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Norwich, New London County,…
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The Question: In a recent academic competition, the students raised a question about Roman numerals. I immediately referred to the 1998 Information Please Almanac, and then to…
Linguist / WriterBorn: 3 January 1891Died: 2 September 1973 (Natural causes)Birthplace: Bloemfontein, South AfricaBest known as: The author of The Lord of the RingsName at birth: John Ronald Reuel…
Find out who was awarded top honors in film for 2008 by the Boston Society of Film Critics. Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire and WALL-E (tie) Best Actor Sean Penn,…
Not-so-Jolly Old Elves Tim Allen puts on a few pounds for his new job in The Santa Clause.The anti-Santa—depressed and grouchy—is another way Hollywood has skewered the big guy for the sardonic…
