World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of July 2009. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Announces Resignation (July 3): Sarah…
writerDied: August 22, 2007 (Thetford Hill, Vermont) Best Known as: celebrated writer and social activist Celebrated writer and social activist who explored the…
fashion designerBorn: 6/27/1949Birthplace: New York City Wang is widely considered the most respected and influential wedding dress designer in the world. She also designs evening wear, ready-to-…
jazz bass playerBorn: 1912Birthplace: New York City Peer began plucking the strings for the Chick Webb Orchestra in 1937. He backed up stars such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Lena Horne,…
actressBorn: 2/8/1953Birthplace: Newport, Arkansas This appealing, versatile actress won an Academy Award for her role in Melvin and Howard (1980). She also appeared in Ragtime (1981), A Midsummer'…
(Encyclopedia) Anne, 1665–1714, queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–7), later queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1707–14), daughter of James II and Anne Hyde; successor to William III.…
musician, visual and conceptual artistBorn: 2/18/1933Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Though she's long be accused of breaking up the Beatles, Ono has established herself as a talented musician and artist…
educatorBorn: 7/29/1806Birthplace: Dunbarton, N.H. Mills graduated from Dartmouth College and completed his theological training at Andover Theological Seminary in 1833. Following his marriage to…
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