activistBorn: 2/4/1865Birthplace: Richmond, Va. Valentine campaigned actively for women's rights, higher public health standards, and improved public education. She was a founding member and…
(Edith Norma Shearer)actressBorn: 8/10/1900Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Academy Award-winning actress considered the First Lady of the Screen during the early days of Hollywood, Shearer won…
actressBorn: 10/28/1952Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee This comic actress, who first made her mark as the loopy office coordinator in Ghostbusters (1984), has had an active career in television.…
directorBorn: 6/20/1941Birthplace: Leicester, England Known for his mordant sense of humor, he became a leading director of the 1980s with a string of critical successes including My Beautiful…
actressBorn: 11/21/1937Birthplace: Deerfield, Mich. Emmy Award-winning actress who is best known for her role as one of television's first independent women, Ann Marie, on That Girl (1966–71). She…
The Contenders Home run records seem to be the only ones that can cause such a frenzy. For example, Oakland star Rickey Henderson is on pace to break Ruth's all time record for walks in a…
Presidents Timothy Sullivan, Frank Fahy, and Conor Alexander Maguire, presidential commission (1937–1938) Douglas Hyde (1938–1945) Sean T. O'Kelly (1945–1959) Eamon de Valera…
Men 3m Springboard: 1. Xiong Ni, CHN (701.46 pts); 2. Yu Zhuocheng, CHN (690.93); 3. Mark Lenzi, USA (686.49). 10m Platform: 1. Dmitri Saoutine, RUS (692.34 pts); 2. Jan Hempel, GER (663.27); 3.…
