(Encyclopedia) Medicine Bow Mountains, outlying eastern range of the Rocky Mts., SE Wyo. and N Colo. It extends from Medicine Bow town, Wyo., NW of Laramie, southward c.100 mi (160 km) to Cameron…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Michael's Mount, pyramid-shaped rocky islet, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), Cornwall, SW England, in Mounts Bay; it rises to more than 200 ft (61 m). A natural causeway connects it at…
jazz pianist, composer, arrangerBorn: 10/10/1917Birthplace: Rocky Mount, North Carolina Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger known for his influence on avant-garde jazz and for making the first…
actorBorn: 7/6/1946Birthplace: New York City Actor known for his roles in action-adventure films that are big on muscle and carnage. His films include the five Rocky films (1976; II, 1979; III,…
(Encyclopedia) Sun, river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., NW Mont., and flowing generally E to the Missouri River at Great Falls. The Sun River project of the U.S. Bureau of…
(Encyclopedia) Qeshm or QishmQishmboth: kēˈshəm [key], largest island of Iran, c.500 sq mi (1,300 sq km), S Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz. It is mostly rocky and has little vegetation; dates and…
(Henry Youngman)comedianBorn: 3/16/1906Birthplace: London, England King of the one-liner, Youngman was best known for his line, “Take my wife…please! ” In reality, he and wife Sadie Cohen were…
(Nicolas Coppola)actorBorn: 1/7/1964Birthplace: Long Beach, California Academy Award-winning actor whose credits range from serious dramas to wacky comedies to action-adventure films. His films…
(Herbert Khaury)singerBorn: 4/12/1932Birthplace: New York City The ukulele-playing, childlike singer built his career on his signature song, 1968's “Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Me” and quivering…
