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Michael Chang

Born: Feb. 22, 1972Tennis won the 1989 French Open , becoming the youngest men's champion of a grand slam event (17 years, 3 months.); went 11 consecutive years (1988-98) with at least one title…

Liz Smith

gossip columnistBirthplace: Ft. Worth, Tex. Smith worked as a reporter, typist, and proofreader. In the 1950s. Smith broke into New York media as a news producer for Mike Wallace at CBS radio. She…

John McEnroe

Born: Feb. 16, 1959Tennis No.1 player in the world 4 times (1981-84); 4-time U.S. Open champ (1979-81,84); 3-time Wimbledon champ (1981,83-84); played on 5 Davis Cup winners (1978,79,81,82,92); won…

Pete Sampras

Born: Aug. 12, 1971Tennis No.1 player in world from 1993-98; youngest ever U.S. Open men's champion (19 years, 28 days) in 1990; his win at U.S. Open in 2002 gave him 14 grand slam singles titles…

Martin Antoine Ryerson

businessman, collectorBorn: 1856Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Mich. Educated in Europe and at Harvard Law School, he eventually took over the family lumber business. He served as director of several…

Bastille Day - The French Independence Day

  Bastille DayThe French celebrate their Fourth of July   by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco   Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, is often mistakenly credited with the quote, "…

2007 NCAA Football Championship

DIVISION I-AAQuarterfinals(Dec. 1, 2007)Delaware 39, Northern Iowa 27Southern Illinois 34, Massachusetts 27Appalachian St 38, Eastern Washington 35Richmond 21, Wofford 10Semifinals(Dec. 7–8, 2007)…

Edward Burns

writer, director, actor, producerBorn: 1/29/1968Birthplace: Queens, New York His low-budget debut film, The Brothers McMullen (1995), about the lives and loves of three Irish-American brothers, was…

Tammy Wynette

(Virginia Wynette Pugh)country singerBorn: 5/5/1942Birthplace: Red Bay, Alabama Country and western singer who gained national recognition with the release of “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” (1968) and “Stand By…

DK People & Places: Western US

HOW FERTILE IS THE WEST COAST? WHY DOES LOS ANGELES HAVE TROUBLE WITH POLLUTION? DO AMERICAN INDIANS HAVE THEIR OWN LAND? WHY IS THE PACIFIC COAST A DANGEROUS AREA TO LIVE IN? WHAT IS DEATH…