(Encyclopedia) Lake Jackson, city (1990 pop. 22,776), Brazoria co., SE Tex., on a branch of the Brazos River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1941. It is a trading and shipping center for the many…
(Encyclopedia) Port Jackson or Sydney Harbour, inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 22 sq mi (57 sq km), 12 mi (19 km) long and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) wide at its mouth, New South Wales, Australia, forming Australia…
(Encyclopedia) Pollock, Jackson, 1912–56, American painter, b. Cody, Wyo. He studied (1929–31) in New York City, mainly under Thomas Hart Benton, but he was more strongly influenced by A. P. Ryder…
Born: Nov. 30, 1962Baseball OF and Football RB won Heisman Trophy in 1985 and MVP of baseball All-Star Game in 1989; starter for both baseball's KC Royals and NFL's LA Raiders in 1988 and '89;…
Born: July 16, 1887Baseball OF hit .300 or better 11 times; nicknamed “Shoeless Joe”; career average of .356, third highest all-time; was placed on MLB's ineligible list in 1921 following the Black…
Born: Sept. 17, 1945Basketball NBA champion as reserve forward with New York in 1973 (injured when Knicks won in ‘70); coached Chicago to six NBA titles in eight years (1991-93, 96-98); coach of…
Born: May 18, 1946Baseball OF led AL in HRs 4 times; MVP in 1973; played on 5 World Series winners with Oakland, NY Yankees; 1977 Series MVP with 5 HRs; 563 career HRs; all-time strikeout leader (2…
singer, songwriterBorn: 10/17/1958Birthplace: Newnan, Georgia This tall, blond country singer has made legions of female fans weak in the knees with homegrown love ballads delivered in his…
actorBorn: 6/11/1978Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada After begging his casting-director mother to let him go on auditions, Joshua Jackson began his acting career in a 1987 television…
musicianBorn: 8/11/1954Birthplace: Burton-on-Trent, England Jackson taught himself to play piano at age 11, and won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1971. Following…
