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Whitney Houston

pop singer, actressBorn: 8/9/1963Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Grammy Award-winning pop singer and actress known for her remarkable vocal range and powerful, gospel-inspired ballads. Her…

Liza Minnelli

actressBorn: 3/12/1946Birthplace: Hollywood, California Academy and Tony Award-winning actress known for her powerful voice and stage presence and for being the daughter of director Vincente…

Archibald Alphonso Alexander

design and construction engineerBorn: 1888 A 1912 recipient of a civil engineering degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Archibald “Archie” Alexander joined the Marsh Engineering Company…

Ellen Goodman

columnistBorn: 1941 Goodman graduated from Radcliffe College in 1963 and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University for the following year. She has been an associate editor and a columnist at the…

Louise Glück

poetBorn: 4/22/1943Birthplace: New York City Glück tackles her subjects with an insightful, often disturbing honesty. In Ararat (1990), she powerfully and unflinchingly examines family, love, and…

Yves Saint-Laurent Biography

fashion designerDied: June 1, 2008Best Known as: French fashion designer Deathplace: Paris, France Yves Saint-Laurent was a French fashion designer who established…

George Smathers Biography

senatorDied: January 20, 2007 () Best Known as: popular Democratic Senator from Florida Former Senator from Florida who served three terms in the U.S. Senate…

Hog and Hominy

The Question: What state was formerly known as the "Hog and Hominy State"? The Answer: The state of Tennessee was once known as the "Hog and Hominy State." Tennessee has had several nicknames…