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Fall Film Preview - Beloved

  Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey in Touchstone's adaptation of Toni Morrison's Beloved Several fall films take…

Richard Dobbs SPAIGHT, Congress, NC (1758-1802)

SPAIGHT, Richard Dobbs, (father of Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr., and grandfather of Richard Spaight Donnell), a Delegate and a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., March…

King SWOPE, Congress, KY (1893-1961)

SWOPE, King, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., August 10, 1893; attended the common schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1914 and…

Lisa Marie Presley

daughter of The KingBorn: 2/1/1968Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee The only child of Elvis, Lisa Marie Presley was born a celebrity and is the sole heir to his estate, estimated to be $100 million.…

Nine Inch Nails

rock groupBirthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Formed in 1988, this rock and roll band achieved commercial success in the 1990s with a blend of industrial sonics, pop conventions, heavy-metal aggression,…

2006 Summer Extreme Games

(Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 3–6, 2006)Skateboard: Sandro Dias (men's vert), Chris Cole (men's street), Danny Way (big air) Elissa Steamer (women's street), Cara-Beth Burnside (women's vert)Moto X:…

Paul Mazursky

(Irwin Mazursky)producer, director, screenwriter, actorBorn: 4/25/1930Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York This versatile filmmaker debuted as an actor in Stanley Kubrick's first film, Fear and Desire (…

2010 Academy Awards

2010 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nominees The 2010 Academy Awards were presented on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar…

2009 Nobel Prize Winners

Related Links Nobel Prize History Nobel Prize History Quiz Nobel Peace Prize Winners Quiz Women Nobel Prize…

Top 10 Selling Musical Artists, 2010

In 2010, Taylor Swift topped the charts in America with her albums sales. The following table lists the rank, artist, and U.S. sales data for the top ten selling musical artists of 2010…