prisonerBorn: October 18, 1970Birthplace: Brooklyn, New YorkBest Known as: supporter to al-Qaeda and terrorism Jose Padilla, who was arrested in Chicago in 2002 and…
Artists like Brooklyn's Mos Def and Talib Kwali are keeping hip-hop's community consciousness vital. Pioneering DJs such as Bambaataa, Flash, DXT, Herc, and others commenced a nonstop quest for…
(Saul Kaplan)composer, songwriter, arranger, producerBorn: 2/19/1912Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Working in films from the 1930s to the 1980s, he won an Academy Award for Best Music for An…
critic, poet, essayistBorn: 1950 Birthplace: Lynn, Mass. A leading art critic, poet, essayist, and prose writer, Yau received a BA from Bard College and an MFA from Brooklyn College. His works…
playwrightBorn: 10/18/1950Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist known for her plays about educated women facing challenges in post-liberation America. Her…
(John Joseph Patrick Ryan)actorBorn: 12/30/1920Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lord is best known for his role as detective Steve McGarrett in the TV series Hawaii Five-O (1968–80). He also directed…
The Question: Who was the man who founded the Jehovah's Witnesses religion? The Answer: Charles Taze Russell and his associates founded the International…
actorBorn: 8/24/1958Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York The likable, curly-haired Steve Guttenberg first appeared onscreen in a 1976 Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial; the following year he starred in…
comedian, musician, actor, screenwriter, singerBorn: 9/9/1966Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A multitalented performer known for his adolescent acts that mock everything from lunch ladies to civil…
Born: 1930Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. Ceramic substrate for catalytic convertors—In response to the Clean Air Act of 1970, engineers Bagley and Lachman and geologist Lewis, all of Corning Glass,…
