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Longest running comic

The Question: What is the longest-running comic strip still in print? The Answer: That would be The Katzenjammer Kids, which has been running…

Shirley Temple Black

actressBorn: 4/23/1928Birthplace: Santa Monica, California Actress famous for her childhood roles. Her curly hair, dimples and charm captivated America in the films Little Miss Marker (1934),…

Pennebaker, D. A.

(Encyclopedia) Pennebaker, D. A. (Donn Alan Pennebaker), 1925–2019, pioneering documentary filmmaker, b. Evanston, Ill. His first film, Daybreak Express (1958), is a five-minute short detailing New…

Beaufort, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Beaufort, HenryBeaufort, Henrybōˈfərt [key], 1377?–1447, English prelate and statesman. The son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, and his mistress (later wife) Catherine Swynford,…

Youngest Supreme Court Justice

The Question: Who is the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court? The Answer: The youngest person ever appointed to the U.S.…

John G. Roberts, Jr.

chief justice, U.S. Supreme Court Born: January 27, 1955Birthplace: Buffalo, NY Roberts graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1976, and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1979. He…

The Richest People

The Question: Who are the richest people in the United States? The Answer: Every year Forbes Magazine publishes a list called the Forbes 400 Richest in…

Hardly water(gate) under the bridge

The Question: I have researched literally hundreds of articles and cannot find the names of the seven senators on the Senate Watergate Committee. Can you…

Scott MURPHY, Congress, NY (1970)

MURPHY, Scott, a Representative from New York; born in Columbia, Boone County, Mo., January 26, 1970; graduated from David H. Hickman High School, Columbia, Mo., 1988; A.B., Harvard University…

Mark PRYOR, Congress, AR (1963)

Senate Years of Service: 2003-Party: DemocratPRYOR, Mark, (son of David H. Pryor), a Senator from Arkansas; born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on January 10, 1963; B.A., University of Arkansas…