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Ramsgate

(Encyclopedia) RamsgateRamsgaterămzˈgĭt [key], town (1991 pop. 36,678), in the Isle of Thanet, Kent, SE England. Ramsgate is a resort and yachting harbor. The town began as a fishing settlement, and…

Estée Lauder

(Josephine Esther Mentzer)beautician, business executiveBorn: 1906Birthplace: Corona, Queens, N.Y. With her husband, Joseph Lauder, she developed a line of cosmetics but was unable to convince…

Charles B. Wang

computer software entrepreneurBorn: 1944Birthplace: Shanghai, China When he was 8 years old, Wang's family moved to New York City. Graduating from Queens College with a B.S. in mathematics in 1967…

King Birendra

(Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva)King of NepalBorn: 12/28/1945Birthplace: Katmandu, Nepal  King of Nepal who was shot to death by his son, Crown Prince Dipendra, in a massacre that nearly wiped out…

Ossie Davis

actor, director, screenwriterBorn: 12/18/1917Birthplace: Cogdell, Georgia Originally a stage actor and writer, he later wrote the screenplay for and directed the film Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970…

Christopher Walken

(Ronald Walken)actorBorn: 3/31/1943Birthplace: Queens, New York Following his Broadway debut in J.B. (1958), Walken attended Hofstra University and returned to the stage in plays such as A Lion in…

May Day

Children in England celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring on May 1 each year. The festivities center around a huge striped maypole that’s decorated with flowers and streamers.…

Britain: Rulers

See the list of Rulers of England and Great Britain. See the list of British Prime Ministers.Rulers of ScotlandKenneth I, traditional founder of the kingdom of Scotland (c. 843–858)Kenneth II,…

Cher Biography

(Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere)actress, pop starBorn: 5/20/1946Birthplace: El Centro, California Academy Award-winning pop star turned actress turned infomercial queen whose films include Moonstruck…