By Rachael Stark
Why does the American school year start in September and end in June? It's something of a mystery. Did children once "bring in the harvest" on the family farm all summer in the…
actorBorn: 3/8/1918Birthplace: Los Angeles Hearty, large character actor much like his father who first appeared as a teenager in 1933's Wild Boys of the Road. He worked in bit parts throughout the…
WALSH, Allan Bartholomew, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Trenton, N.J., August 29, 1874; attended Immaculate Conception Parochial School and the public schools of Trenton; employed…
LUJÁN, Manuel, Jr., a Representative from New Mexico; born on a small farm near the Indian Pueblo of San Ildefonso, N.Mex., May 12, 1928; attended grade school and junior high of Our Lady of…
Entertainer of the YearHank Williams, Jr.Single of the Year“Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” Kathy MatteaAlbum of the YearBorn to Boogie, Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros.)Song of the Year (…
Nancy Drew: The Complete SeriesSeventy years of mysteries for the girl detective by Holly Hartman Send this Page to a Friend! 1. The Secret of the Old Clock (1930) 2. The…
(Barbara HerzsteinBarbara SeagullBarbara Seagull Hershey)actressBorn: 2/5/1948Birthplace: Hollywood, California Barbara Hershey has quietly assembled an impressive acting career, which began with a…
musicianBorn: 01/11/1942Birthplace: Norfolk, VaDied: 06/18/2011 (Palm Beach, Fla) Clarence Clemons was one of rock music's most well known and beloved sidemen.…
The Question: Was Alfred Nobel married and did he have children? The Answer: No and no. Swedish-born chemist and inventor Alfred Bernhard Nobel was what…
(Encyclopedia) Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844–1935, American army officer and arctic explorer, b. Newburyport, Mass. Entering the Union army at 17, he emerged a brevet major of volunteers at the…
