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Anna Nicole Smith

(Vickie Lynn Hogan) model Born: 11/28/1967 Birthplace: Mexia, Texas Smith began…

Lou Diamond Phillips

(Lou Upchurch)actorBorn: 2/17/1962Birthplace: The Philippines This handsome actor first distinguished himself in roles as rock star Richie Valens in La Bamba (1987) and a gang member in Stand and…

Al Capp

(Alfred Gerald Caplin)cartoonistBorn: 9/28/1909Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut Capp's most famous creation was the comic strip, Li'l Abner (1934–77), which detailed the adventures of Abner…

Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions - NaCl, KBr, and CuSO4

In this part of the electrolysis of aqueous solutions lab, you see the electrolysis of three aqueous solutions. One of the solutions contains dissolved sodium chloride (NaCl). The second…

Ray McIntire Biography

inventorBorn: 24 August 1918Best Known as: inventor of extruded polystyrene foam Clarence âKellyâ Johnson invented textruded polystyrene foam which has become a…

Irena Sendler Biography

created rescue networkDied: May 12, 2008Best Known as: rescuer of Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto during WWII Deathplace: Warsaw, Poland Irena…

Tropical Storm Names

The Question: What is the origin of naming tropical storms and when did this practice begin? The Answer: During World War II, meteorologists in…

Düren

(Encyclopedia) Düren Düren dürˈən [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rur…

Crossfield, Scott

(Encyclopedia) Crossfield, Scott (Albert Scott Crossfield), 1921–2006, American aviator, b. Berkeley, Calif. A fighter pilot and flight instructor in the navy (1942–46) during World War II, he…

(Encyclopedia) Fausta (Flavia Maximiana Fausta)Faustafôsˈtə [key], d. c.326, Roman princess. She was the wife of Constantine I, the daughter of Maximian, and the mother of Constantine II, Constantius…