Taking Notes Hearing something once is not enough to really learn it, and that is why note taking is so important. Clearly written, accurate notes help to capture information for…
Bastille DayThe French celebrate their Fourth of July
by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, is often mistakenly credited with the quote, "Let them eat…
Dec. 21, 2016 5:44 A.M. EDT (10:44 UT), marks the solstice—the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere by Ann-Marie Imbornoni The precise…
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actorBorn: 5/5/1914Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Film and stage actor known for his roles as a romantic swashbuckler. Power's spectacular good looks and good nature may have caused him to be…
George W. Bush's secretary of Education Born: 6/17/1933Birthplace: Monticello, Miss. As superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, Paige has revitalized the country's seventh-…
Born: 1950Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Microcomputer with bus control means for peripheral devices—The work of these IBM scientists is what allows IBM and IBM-compatible computer components to…
actor, directorBorn: 6/14/1919Birthplace: Chicago Forging a five-decade career as an actor and director in both television and films, Wanamaker started in 1948's My Girl Tisa playing Mark Denek.…
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.…
French soldierDied: Oct. 13, 2007 (Paris, France) Best Known as: French soldier and mercenary Legendary French soldier involved in coups and mercenary activities…
