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Berenice, b. c.a.d. 28, Jewish princess

(Encyclopedia) Berenice, b. c.a.d. 28, Jewish princess; daughter of Herod Agrippa I (see under Herod). A very beautiful woman, she was often involved in intrigue. After her first husband died, she…

Ferdinand I, king of Naples

(Encyclopedia) Ferdinand I or FerranteFerdinand Ifār-ränˈtā [key], 1423–94, king of Naples (1458–94), illegitimate son and successor (in Naples) of Alfonso V of Aragón. His succession was challenged…

Westminster Palace

(Encyclopedia) Westminster Palace or Houses of Parliament, in Westminster, London. The present enormous structure, of Neo-Gothic design, was built (1840–60) by Sir Charles Barry to replace an…

CARE Packages

The Question: Where and when did the term "CARE PACKAGE" originate? Do the letters in the word CARE stand for a particular descriptive phrase? The Answer…

What is Oscar made of?

The Question: Are Oscar Awards made of gold? The Answer: Not solid gold, no. Currently, the Academy Award statuettes are made of gold-plated…

Dusty Springfield

(Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien)Born: 4/16/1939Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England soulful British singer whose hits included '60s songs “Son of a Preacher Man” and “Wishin' and Hopin…

Elijah Wood

actorBorn: 1/28/1981Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wood enrolled in modeling school in 1988 and had small roles in Back to the Future, Part II (1989) and Internal Affairs (1990) before gaining…

Daniel Meenan

news reporterBorn: 3/21/1922Birthplace: New York City After World War II, Meenan began his career as a crime reporter in New York for The Daily News . He later signed on with a local TV station,…

Princess Anne

(Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor)Princess RoyalBorn: 8/15/1950Birthplace: London, England The second child of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Anne has shed her adolescent…

1930 – 1939 World History

Amelia Earhart (1897–1937)The Library of Congress Picture CollectionFranklin Delano Roosevelt(1882–1945)National Archives and Records Admin.Adolf Hitler(1889–1945)National Archives and Records…