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Ivan Reitman

director, producerBorn: 10/27/1946Birthplace: Komarmo, Czechoslovakia Reitman moved to Canada as a child. Often using talent from the Second City comedy troupe/Saturday Night Live casts, he has…

Sigourney Weaver

(Susan Weaver)actressBorn: 10/8/1949Birthplace: New York City Weaver attended Stanford University and the Yale School of Drama before making her film debut in Annie Hall (1977). Her first lead…

2009 Newbery Medal and Honor Books

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children…

The Presidents of the United States of America

rock group Despite their name, and having performed at the Democratic National Convention, the group claims no political affiliation. In fact, the name was merely the last in a series of names—last…

The Longest Professional Baseball Game

The Question: I was searching your site for, but could not find the answer to, my question. I am trying to find out what was the longest baseball game ever,…

Fats Domino

R&B and rock 'n' roll musician Born: Feb. 26, 1928Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Born Antoine Domino in New Orleans, Domino learned to play piano as a child, making his first public…

Nirvana Biography

grunge band Seattle-based grunge band formed by Kurt Cobain that brought 1970s punk sound and sensibility into the mainstream during the early 1990s. The band's lyrics spoke to a generation of…

Son Volt

rock group The members of Son Volt (1994–present) hail from Belleville, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, but their music is most often labelled with a hybrid including the term “country.”…

Julian Vaughan GARY, Congress, VA (1892-1973)

GARY, Julian Vaughan, a Representative from Virginia; born in Richmond, Va., February 25, 1892; attended the public schools; University of Richmond, B.A., 1912 and from its law department, B.L…