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Michael Rapaport

actorBorn: 3/20/1970Birthplace: New York City While launching his career in television, this actor played comedy clubs in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He appeared on Murphy Brown (1988), NYPD Blue (…

Quentin Tarantino

writer, director, actorBorn: 3/27/1963Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Academy Award-winning writer, director and actor known for his violent, witty films. Tarantino, a high-school dropout,…

Race Riots in the U.S.

Read about some of the most significant riots in U.S. history 1898: Wilmington, North Carolina While Democrats held power at the state level in North Carolina, a coalition of white…

Crispus Attucks

American revolutionary patriotBorn: c. 1723Birthplace: Boston Of mixed African and American Indian ancestry, Attucks was the slave of William Brown of Framingham, Mass. Attucks escaped around 1750…

Bridget Fonda

actressBorn: 1/27/1964Birthplace: Los Angeles Talented actress with an impressive Hollywood lineage: daughter of Peter Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda, and granddaughter of the late Henry Fonda. This…

How do Chameleons Change Color

The Question: What causes a chameleon to change its body color? The Answer: The chameleon has several cell layers beneath its transparent skin. These layers are…

Clydesdale horse

(Encyclopedia) Clydesdale horse, breed of draft horse developed in Scotland. It closely resembles the Shire horse, although it is not as heavy. The Clydesdale is characterized by its graceful,…

Greenock

(Encyclopedia) Greenock Greenock grēnˈək, grĭnˈ–, grĕnˈ– [key], city, Inverclyde, W…

Gleason, Henry Allan

(Encyclopedia) Gleason, Henry AllanGleason, Henry Allanglēˈsən [key], 1882–1975, American botanist, plant geographer, and plant ecologist. His floristic studies of North American vegetation led to…