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First President Born in a Hospital

The Question: Who was the first U.S. president to be born in a hospital? The Answer: James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, our 39th president, was…

Hancock, Herbie

(Encyclopedia) Hancock, Herbie (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock), 1940- , American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, b. Chicago, Il., Grinnell College…

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Governor of California, actor, bodybuilderBorn: 7/30/1947Birthplace: Graz, Austria Hulk-like actor-turned politician, he is best known for his roles in sci-fi action/thrillers and for booting…

NFL Football Preview - AFC East

AFC East Few would argue that the defending AFC East champion New England Patriots remain the most talented team in the division, despite the loss of virtually their entire corps of running…

Borg, Björn

(Encyclopedia) Borg, BjörnBorg, Björnbyörn bôrg, bôrˈyə [key], 1956–, Swedish tennis player. As a teenage star he led (1975) Sweden to its first Davis Cup victory. One of the most successful modern…

Coxetter, Louis Mitchell

(Encyclopedia) Coxetter, Louis MitchellCoxetter, Louis Mitchellkŏkˈsətər [key], 1818–73, Confederate privateersman and blockade-runner, b. Nova Scotia. He settled in Charleston, S.C., and in the…

Stubbs, William

(Encyclopedia) Stubbs, William, 1825–1901, English historian, educated at Oxford. Ordained in 1850, he was a professor of modern history at Oxford until in 1884 he was made bishop of Chester. Stubbs'…

Carey, William

(Encyclopedia) Carey, William, 1761–1834, English Baptist missionary and Orientalist, one of the first Protestant missionaries to India. He helped found the Baptist Missionary Society in 1792 and…

Led Zeppelin Biography

rock group Although critics panned them as “derivative,” Led Zeppelin became one of the most successful rock bands during the 1970s. Known as one of the best live-performance bands (they regularly…