(Encyclopedia) Battery, the, park, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), southern tip of Manhattan island, New York City; site of former Dutch and English fortifications. Castle Clinton, a fort built in 1808 for…
(Encyclopedia) Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic…
actor, voice specialistBorn: 5/30/1908Birthplace: San Francisco Originally a musician, he entered radio acting in 1933 and later gained fame as the voice of hundreds of popular and beloved animated…
actressBorn: 4/21/1971Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee Television actress known for her roles as pretty but problematic young women, such as Brenda Walsh on the teen soap opera Beverly Hills, 90210…
comedianBorn: January 8, 1926Died: October 22, 2009 (New York, USA) Best Known as: Slapstick comedian Soupy Sales perfected the art of slapstick comedy, and…
singerDied: 17 October 2008Best Known as: lead singer in the 1960s Motown group the Four Tops Deathplace: Detroit, Michigan Levi Stubbs was the lead singer of…
A day to celebrate all things round by Catherine McNiff 3.1415926535897932. . . Approximated as 3.14, the Greek letter for pi is an irrational (cannot be written as a simple…
MONTGOMERY, Gillespie V. (Sonny), a Representative from Mississippi; born in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Miss., August 5, 1920; attended Mississippi State University; owner, Montgomery…
