Born: Oct. 13, 1942Football owner-GM of Dallas Cowboys; maverick who bought declining team (3-13) and Texas Stadium for $140 million in 1989; hired pal Jimmy Johnson to replace legendary Tom Landry…
directorBorn: 6/5/1928Birthplace: Shipley, England Academy Award-winning film and stage director influential in shaping modern British film and theater. His films include The Entertainer (1960),…
actressBorn: 2/18/1960Birthplace: Milan, Italy This beautiful, sensual actress appeared on British stage and television before embarking on a film career. She first gained notice for her…
rock group Canadian-based progressive band that combined new song structures with fantasy-based lyrics to make hit singles during the 1970s. Rush formed in 1969 in Sarnia, Ontario and developed a…
comedian, actor, authorBorn: 12/26/1921Birthplace: New York City Grammy Award-winning comedian, actor, author and musician best known for his intelligent, informal comic style. He was the first…
Absorb yourself in SpongeBob trivia by Holly Hartman More on SpongeBob The Science of SpongeBobQuiz: SpongeBob SquarePants Other Cool Stuff Sea LifeSpongesFantastic Animal Facts Do…
Comer Vann Woodwardhistorian Born: 11/13/1908Birthplace: Vanndale, Arkansas Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller and historian who chronicled the upheaval of the turbulent South, as well as its…
(Encyclopedia) Hastert, Dennis (John Dennis “Denny” Hastert)Hastert, Dennishăsˈtərt [key], 1942–, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2007), b. Aurora, Ill. He…
(Encyclopedia) Jersey City, city (1990 pop. 228,537), seat of Hudson co., NE N.J., a port on a peninsula formed by the Hudson and Hackensack rivers and Upper New York Bay, opposite lower Manhattan;…
