merchant, railroad developerBorn: 9/3/1814Birthplace: Richmond County, Va. An astute businessman, Hopkins looked upon the California Gold Rush in 1849 originally for its mining opportunities, but…
creator of SurvivorBorn: 1960?Birthplace: England Burnett is responsible for the television phenomenon of 2000, Survivor—an experiment in social Darwinism, in which contestants compete for food,…
Born: 1957Birthplace: Jefferson City, Tenn. Microcomputer with bus control means for peripheral devices—The work of these IBM scientists is what allows IBM and IBM-compatible computer components…
actorBorn: 9/2/1951Birthplace: Burbank, California The son of football player Tom Harmon and actress mother Elyse Knox, it is no surprise that Harmon is a gifted athlete and a talented actor.…
musician, songwriter, composerBorn: 8/12/1949Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland Mark Knopfler is best known as the songwriter, lead guitarist, and singer for the band Dire Straits, which first gained…
actorBorn: 9/25/1951Birthplace: Oakland, California Answers the question, What do you do after you save the universe from the forces of evil? Apparently, nothing. Hamill was the earnest Luke…
actor; musician; modelBorn: 6/5/1971Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts Wahlberg was an original member of The New Kids on the Block (1985); he dropped out but later restarted his music career…
actressBorn: 6/1/1972Birthplace: New Orleans After appearing as a Playboy Playmate in 1994, Marks has guest-starred on many TV shows and acted in the movies Scoring (1996), L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies:…
baseball playerBorn: August 14, 1954Died: April 13, 2009 (Massachusetts, USA) Best Known as: baseball player Mark Fidrych, better known to baseball fans as "the…
Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LinePunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love…
