(Steveland Morris)singer, composer, producerBorn: 5/13/1950Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan Grammy Award-winning singer, composer, producer, arranger, and instrumentalist known for his unlimited…
actorBorn: 11/4/1969Birthplace: Uvalde, Texas Film actor best known for his jump from relative obscurity to having a starring role in the John Grisham movie A Time to Kill (1996). After graduating…
Children in England celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring on May 1 each year. The festivities center around a huge striped maypole that’s decorated with flowers and streamers.…
(Encyclopedia) Ames, Ezra, 1768–1836, American painter, b. Framingham, Mass. Early in his life he worked as a carriage painter, miniaturist, engraver, and decorator, first in Worcester, Mass., and…
(Encyclopedia) wallpaper was used in Europe in the 16th and 17th cent. as an inexpensive substitute for costly hangings. The French developed marbled papers, introduced from the East via Italy and…
America's Favorite Pastime by Mark Zurlo With millions of fans across the globe, football has become one of the world's most popular sports, and has (arguably) replaced baseball…
actress, modelBorn: 8/30/1972Birthplace: San Diego, California Striking blonde actress who has parlayed a successful modeling career into big-screen success. After making the blockbuster film The…
(Jesse Stuart Gates, Cheryl McFadden, Cheryl Gates McFadden)actress, dancer, choreographerBorn: 3/2/1949Birthplace: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Gates McFadden is most readily identified through her…
Michael MorrisOlympic Committee president, journalistBorn: 7/30/1914Birthplace: London, England sixth president of the International Olympic Committee who guided the organization through the…
[Constitution to be considered adopted when ratified by nine states.] The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the…
