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Mare Winningham

actress, singerBorn: 5/6/1959Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona Winningham's feature film debut was in One-Trick Pony (1980), but her show business debut was on The Gong Show at the age of 17, where she…

Ian Bannen

actorBorn: 6/29/1928Birthplace: Airdrie, Scotland After an early career with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1951–54) and several critically acclaimed appearances in plays by Eugene O'Neill, Bannen…

Tallest Building Demolished

The Question: What is the tallest building ever demolished? The Answer: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the tallest building demolished by…

Tommy Lee

(Thomas Lee Bass)rock musicianBorn: 10/3/1962Birthplace: Athens, Greece Lee has been drummer for the heavy metal band Motley Crue since its beginnings in 1981 and with whom he has released albums…

Arizona

(Encyclopedia) CE5 ArizonaArizonaârˌəzōˈnə [key], state in the SW United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, largely across the Colorado River, Nevada and…

Broad, Eli

(Encyclopedia) Broad, Eli, 1933-2021, American financier and philanthropist, Bronx, N.Y., Michigan State College (BA, 1954). Broad was the son of poor…

NBA Individual Leaders, 2006–2007 Season

POINTS PER GAMEMinimum of 49 games played Gm MPGPPGKobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers7740.831.6Carmelo Anthony, Denver6538.228.9Gilbert Arenas, Washington7439.828.4Lebron James, Cleveland7841.027.3Ray…

Harry E. MITCHELL, Congress, AZ (1940)

MITCHELL, Harry E., a Representative from Arizona; born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., July 18, 1940; graduated from Tempe High School, Tempe, Ariz., 1958; B.A., Arizona State University…

Nehemiah KNIGHT, Congress, RI (1746-1808)

KNIGHT, Nehemiah, (father of Nehemiah Rice Knight), a Representative from Rhode Island; born in “Knightsville,” Cranston (now a part of Providence), R.I., March 23, 1746; attended the…

SETI at Home

SETI@home Search for extraterrestrials with your desktop computer by Gerry Brown Despite all the reports of the rapidly shrinking globe—with modern technology like the Internet, wireless…