Some sports depend on animals more than on people.Pigeon Racing This was once a popular sport in the U.S. Homing pigeons were transported to a designated place, then released to fly home. Several…
aviator Born: 1875Birthplace: Michigan Harriet’s earliest years were shadowy until the family surfaced in the San Francisco area. Harriet started out as an actress but a talent for writing led her…
SPRIGG, Thomas, (uncle of Richard Sprigg, Jr.), a Representative from Maryland; born in Prince Georges County, Md., in 1747; served during the Revolutionary War as ensign in the Maryland…
actressBorn: 2/25/1966Birthplace: New York City Leoni is best known for her role on the television series The Naked Truth (1995–98 ). A college dropout, she got her start in acting when a friend…
actressBorn: 7/24/1969Birthplace: Bronx, New York Film and television actress best known for her portrayal of Selena, the murdered Tejano singer, in the movie Selena (1997), for which she earned a…
(Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh)authorBorn: 6/22/1906Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey Known in her own right as a writer, she was also co-pilot and navigator for her husband, Charles Lindbergh. The…
actorBorn: 11/15/1940Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts If a military band plays, “Hail to the Chief,” when Sam Waterston steps off a plane, forgive the confusion. Waterston was the voice for…
teacherBorn: 1948Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts Christa had been fascinated by the space program since she was a childhood. She earned a BA from Framingham State College in 1970 and soon after…
Virginia Woolf once said, “It's clothes that wear us, and not we them.” As you will see, this can be downright dangerous.Throughout history, cosmetics made from mercury and lead disfigured faces…
Looking for information about the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin? Five-Ring Circus Bribery scandal tarnishes Olympic gold by Gerry Brown President Juan Antonio Samaranch. IT…
