(Encyclopedia) Prince of Wales, Cape, at the tip of the Seward Peninsula, NW Alaska, on the Bering Strait; westernmost point of North America. Cape Dezhnev, Siberia, is only 55 mi (89 km) to the west.
(Encyclopedia) Mountain Ash, Welsh Aberpennar, town (1981 pop. 26,231), Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales. A former mining community, it depended upon the great coal mines nearby, which were developed in…
(Encyclopedia) ClwydClwydkl&oobreve;ˈĭd [key], former county, N Wales, created in 1974 from Flintshire and parts of Denbighshire and Merionethshire. It was dissolved in 1996 and divided among the…
Born: 1910Tough, opinionated New York sportswriter and essayist who viewed sports as an extension of show business protégé of Damon Runyon; covered World War II for Stars & Stripes.Died: Dec. 5…
Born: Sept. 2, 1952Tennis No.1 player in world 5 times (1974-78); won 5 U.S. Opens, 2 Wimbledons and 1 Australian; rose from No. 936 at the close of 1990 to U.S. Open semifinals in 1991 at age 39;…
(James Maitland Stewart)actorBorn: 5/20/1908Birthplace: Indiana, Pennsylvania Nominated for five Academy Awards during his lifetime, winning Best Actor for The Philadelphia Story (1940), Stewart…
Born: Oct. 22, 1907Baseball 1B led AL in HRs 4 times and batting twice; won Triple Crown in 1933; 3-time MVP (1932-33,38) with Philadelphia and Boston; hit 30 HRs or more 12 years in a row; 534…
Born: July 16, 1943Football All-SWC defensive lineman on Arkansas' 1964 national championship team; coached Miami-FL to national title in 1987; college record of 81-34-3 in 10 years; hired by old…
actorBorn: 7/9/1955Birthplace: New York City Emmy Award-winning television and film actor who played Hispanic lawyer Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law (1985–91) and Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue (1995–1998…
musicianBorn: 1/9/1944Birthplace: Heston, England Page started his music career in London, recording and rising to prominence while still in his teens. He then formed The Yardbirds, which included…