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Biltmore Estate

Asheville, N.C.Designed in 1895 by Richard Morris Hunt photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Biltmore Estate as one of…

Steve ISRAEL, Congress, NY (1958)

ISRAEL, Steve, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 30, 1958; attended Nassau Community College, Garden City, N.Y., 1978; attended Syracuse University, Syracuse…

Samuel DICKENS, Congress, NC (1840)

DICKENS, Samuel, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Roxboro, Person County, N.C., birth date unknown; pursued an academic course; member of the North Carolina state house of…

Thomas C. RIPLEY, Congress, NY (1807)

RIPLEY, Thomas C., a Representative from New York; born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, N.Y, on January 2, 1807; received a limited schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Juliette Binoche

actressBorn: 3/9/1964Birthplace: Paris, France Though known to American audiences first for her Academy Award winning performance as supporting actress in The English Patient (1996), the French…

Beau Bridges

(Lloyd Vernet Bridges III)actorBorn: 12/9/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles The oldest son of actor Lloyd Bridges, Beau's movie credits include The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Greased Lightning (…

2006 Olympics: Skeleton, Women's

Singles  Time1Maya Pedersen, SUI1:59.832Shelley Rudman, GBR2:01.063Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards, CAN2:01.41Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Raymond A. Kroc

restaurateurBorn: 10/5/1902Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Having dabbled in everything from real estate to amublance driving, Kroc finally settled into a career of selling Mult-A-Mixers, machines…

Betty Ford

(Elizabeth Ann Bloomer, Elizabeth Ann Warren)former First Lady of the United States, humanitarianBorn: 4/8/1918Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. A former dancer with the Martha Graham Company in New York,…