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Avery Brooks

actorBorn: 10/2/1948Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana American actor best known for his role as Hawk, on the TV show Spenser: For Hire (1985–88) and as Capt. Benjamin Sisko on the hit sci-fi TV…

Sir Fred Hoyle

astrophysicistBorn: 6/24/1915Birthplace: Bingley, Yorkshire, England prominent astrophysicist who wrote extensively about cosmological theory, the belief that the universe is in a steady state of…

Joanne Woodward

actressBorn: 2/27/1930Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia Academy Award-winning actress whose films include The Three Faces of Eve (1957) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), which was directed by her…

Al Franken

comedian, writerBorn: 5/21/1951Birthplace: New York City Comedian and long-time cast member of Saturday Night Live (from 1979–80 and again from 1988–95) and star of the short-lived series LateLine…

Steve Buscemi

actor, directorBorn: 12/13/1957Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Prolific actor whose distinctive face and comedic talent have made him a star of independent film. His credits include Reservoir Dogs (…

Ariana Richards

actressBorn: 9/11/1979Birthplace: Healdsburg, California Having begun her career on television shows like The Golden Girls (1985) and My Sister Sam (1986), Richards lept onto the big screen as she…

NCAA Basketball Tournament 2000

NCAA Tournament Preview 2000 A closer look at this year's Madness by Gerry Brown Marcus Fizer, the Big 12 Player of the Year, looks to guide the surprising Iowa State Cyclones…

Earthquakes!

About 8,000 mini-quakes a day, and on average, one exceptionally big one per year by Borgna Brunner Earthquakes in residential areas, such as this 1964 one in Seward, Alaska, can…

Movies and Film: How a Film is Made

How a Film is MadeMovies and FilmHow a Film is MadeDevelopment: Birth of a NotionPreproductionThe Big ProductionPostproductionSome Films Worth Viewing So how does a film get made? What are the…