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Sylvia Porter

columnist, authorBorn: 6/18/1913Birthplace: Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y. In 1931 Sylvia Field Feldman married a banker, Reed Porter. The following year she graduated from Hunter College. Porter…

Cicely Tyson

actressBorn: 12/19/1933Birthplace: New York City A former model, Tyson acted in Off-Broadway plays and won a role in the TV series East Side, West Side (1963–64). Her film credits include The Heart…

Twilight: Movie Review

The film adaptation remains true to Stephanie Meyer's best-selling novel by Catherine McNiff Related Links Twilight TriviaTwilight QuizTwilight PollTwilight HangmanTwilight PageWhat…

Thomas Marston GREENE, Congress, MS (1758-1813)

GREENE, Thomas Marston, a Delegate from Mississippi Territory; born in James City County, Va., February 26, 1758; moved with his parents to Natchez District, Mississippi Territory, in 1782;…

Archibald McALLISTER, Congress, PA (1813-1883)

McALLISTER, Archibald, (grandson of John Andre Hanna), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Fort Hunter, near Rockville, Dauphin County, Pa., October 12, 1813; attended the common…

Tommy Tedesco

guitaristBorn: 7/3/1930Birthplace: Niagara Falls, New York Tedesco was the most-sought-after studio guitarist in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s. He performed with Frank Zappa, Cher, Barbra…

Pat Garrett

(Patrick Floyd Garrett)lawmanBorn: 6/5/1850Birthplace: Chambers County, Alabama Western law man famous for killing Billy “The Kid”, Pat Garrett left his family's plantation in Louisiana in 1869 to…

Eliot Lance ENGEL, Congress, NY (1947)

ENGEL, Eliot Lance, a Representative from New York; born in New York, N.Y., February 18, 1947; attended Bronx public schools; B.A., Hunter-Lehman College, City University of New York, New York…

ENGEL, Eliot Lanze, Congress, NY (1947)

ENGEL, Eliot Lanze, a Representative from New York; born in New York, N.Y., February 18, 1947; attended Bronx public schools; B.A., Hunter-Lehman College, City University of New York, New York, N…

DK Science: Evolution

When young animals grow up, they may be similar to their parents but they are never identical. If one animal is able to move faster than another of the same species, it can probably catch more…