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DK Science: Cameras

PINHOLE CAMERAFILM CAMERAMILESTONES OF PHOTOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPHIC FILMDIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYFIND OUT MOREA camera is a device that records pictures. It consists of a sealed box that catches the light…

DK Space: Astronomy

WHEN DID PEOPLE FIRST STUDY THE SKY? WHAT DO ASTRONOMERS STUDY TODAY? TELESCOPESFIND OUT MOREAstronomy is the science that studies the stars and all the other bodies (objects) in space. The…

The Doors

rock group Rock group remembered for its dark, poetic lyrics, psychedelic guitars, and the drug-induced antics of singer Jim Morrison. Morrison met keyboardist Ray Manzarek at UCLA in the mid-…

Selected Popes

Pope Benedict XVI See also Catholic Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity Roman Catholic Church Papacy Holidays:…

The Russian Revolution

  The Russian Revolution   The Revolution of 1905         The Russian Revolution of 1905 began in St. Petersburg on Jan. 22 (Jan. 9, O…

Catherine Keener

actressBorn: 1959Birthplace: Miami, Fla. Popular actress on the indie film scene until her role as the sexually direct Maxine in Spike Jonze's hit Being John Malkovich (1999) earned her an Academy…

Penélope Cruz

actressBorn: 4/28/1974Birthplace: Madrid, Spain Counted among the 50 most beautiful people of 2000 by People magazine, Cruz's stunning looks have kept her busy in the movie business; being taken…

Mark BEGICH, Congress, AK (1962)

Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: DemocratBEGICH, Mark, (son of Nicholas J. Begich), a Senator from Alaska; born in Anchorage, Alaska, March 30, 1962; graduated Stellar High School 1981;…