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David Foster Wallace Biography

writerDied: September 12, 2008Best Known as: American writer who published Infinite Jest in 1996 Deathplace: Claremont, Calif. David Wallace was a…

Scoring a Baseball Game

The Question: Why is "K" used to score strikes in baseball? The Answer: According to Total Baseball, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Baseball,…

Michael Biehn

actorBorn: 7/31/1956Birthplace: Anniston, Alabama Having left the drama program at the University of Arizona to pursue his acting career, his first big break came playing the title role opposite…

Roger Ebert

film criticBorn: 6/18/1942Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois Best known as co-host with Gene Siskel of the popular television programs Siskel & Ebert (1986–1999) and At the Movies (PBS, 1982–86).…

Danielle Steel

(Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel)authorBorn: 8/14/1947Birthplace: New York City A publishing phenomenon, Steel's new novels regularly top the best-seller lists. She began her writing career by…

Karl Lagerfeld

fashion designer and photographerBorn: 1938Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany Known as “King Karl,” Karl Lagerfeld may have stolen as many scenes with his silver ponytail, fluttering fan, and infamous…

John Landis

writer, director, producerBorn: 8/3/1950Birthplace: Chicago Lambasted by critics and revered by fans, John Landis began his outrageous Hollywood ascent while still a teenager, working as a mailboy…

American Indian Glossary

/* /*]]>*/ American Indian Glossary From AIM to xat A-B | C-H | I-M | N-S | T-XAmerican Indian Movement (AIM) Anasaziatlatl Basket Makers Bering Strait Black HillsBureau of Indian Affairs (…