modelBorn: 5/22/1970Birthplace: London, England International supermodel who was discovered at age 15 in Covent Garden by an agent from Elite and went on to earn millions by her early twenties. She…
model, actressBorn: 8/25/1970Birthplace: Rheinberg/Dusseldorf, Germany A super model who was discovered by a talent scout while she was dancing in a nightclub. Schiffer has appeared on the cover of…
(Encyclopedia) TerainaTerainatĕrīˈnə [key], atoll (1990 pop. 936), 3 sq mi (7.8 sq km), central Pacific, one of the Line Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati. Visited by the American explorer…
model, actressBorn: 12/25/1968Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark Top international model who made the jump to film with a starring role in the British film, Inferno (1992). The Denmark native began…
(Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon)actressBorn: 3/22/1976Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee Witherspoon made critically acclaimed television and feature film debuts in 1991, with appearances in Wildflower…
writer, performer, musicianBorn: February 11, 1962Birthplace: San Fernando Valley, CA Loh, who received a bachelor's degree in physics from Caltech in 1983, started out as a performance artist in…
The following table lists the title and artist of the top ten most played songs in the United States during 2012. Rank Song Artist1. Somebody That I Used to…
(Encyclopedia) Line Islands or Equatorial Islands, coral group, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), central and S Pacific. Once valuable for their guano deposits, the islands now have coconut groves, airfields,…
(Encyclopedia) Duras, MargueriteDuras, Margueritemärgərētˈ düräsˈ [key], 1914–96, French author, b. Gia Dinh, Indochina (now Vietnam). Usually grouped with the exponents of the nouveau roman [new…
Dates and details of major disasters in sports 1955June 11, Le Mans, France: racing car in Grand Prix hurtled into grandstand, killing 82 spectators.1964May 24, Lima, Peru: more than 300 soccer…