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Courtney Love

pop-punk singer, actressBorn: 7/9/1964Birthplace: San Francisco Pop-punk singer, actress and songwriter known for her strong, emotional vocals, volatile behavior on- and offstage and for being the…

Jay Livingston

pop composer and lyricistBorn: 3/28/1915Birthplace: McDonald, Pennsylvania pop composer and lyricist who, with Ray Evans, scored more than 80 films and won three Best Song Oscars for “Que Sera Sera…

Shipbuilding Statues

The Question: What is the term for the carved decorative feminine figure found on the bow of wooden ships? The Answer: Those are called figureheads. Technically…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Musical Instruments

HOW ARE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CATEGORIZED? HOW DO INSTRUMENTS GENERATE SOUND? HOW DO ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS WORK? FIND OUT MOREWe use a huge range of instruments to produce sounds and make music.…

Linda Alvarado

entrepreneurBorn: 1952Birthplace: Albuquerque, N.M. Alvarado has been a pioneer on several fronts. She started her own construction company in 1976 with a $2,500 loan from her parents. Alvarado…

Richard SWETT, Congress, NH (1957)

SWETT, Richard, (son-in-law of Thomas Peter Lantos), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., May 1, 1957; attended public schools in Meredith and…

Riddles

Riddles What kind of bow can't you tie? What do you call a tropical bird in Alaska? Lost! How does an ocean say hello? It waves! What says abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz, gulp? You,…

Ali Akbar Khan

musicianBorn: April 14, 1922Birthplace: Maihar, India Ali Akbar was born into a family steeped in the traditions of Indian court music. The family music ancestry dates back to the 16th century, and…