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F. Murray Abraham

(Fahrid Murray Abraham)actorBorn: 10/24/1939Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Having garnered a long list of theater credits in the '70s and early '80s, he played the part of composer Antonio…

Elliott Merrick

(Elliott Tucker Merrick III)writerBorn: 1906Birthplace: Montclair, New Jersey In the 1940s, Merrick gained popularity as a writer of books set in Labrador and northern Vermont. The best-selling…

Santa Ana Winds

Mysterious autumn winds that warm southern California by Liz Olson California Related Links Worst U.S. Forest Fires Disasters California In autumn, we often hear…

DK Science: Climate

EQUATORIAL FORESTCLIMATE ZONESHEAT FROM THE SUNMOUNTAIN CLIMATESCOASTAL CLIMATESSEASONSFIND OUT MOREEvery part of Earth has its own climate – the typical pattern of weather over a long period…

Women in Sports: Tennis

Mary Ewing Outerbride is credited with introducing lawn tennis to the United States in 1874. The first American woman to win the women's…

Helen Gurley Brown

magazine editor, writerBorn: 2/18/1922Birthplace: Green Forest, Ark. Helen Gurley studied at Texas State College for Women (now Texas Women's University) from 1939 to 1941, and at Woodbury Business…

Donna Karan

(Donna Faske)fashion designer, business executiveBorn: 10/2/1948Birthplace: Forest Hills, N.Y. Known as the queen of Seventh Avenue, Donna Karan is the owner and chief designer of Donna Karan…

David Wu

U.S. CongressmanBorn: 1955Birthplace: Taiwan Wu moved to the United States with his family when he was a boy. He earned B.S. from Stanford University in 1977, attended Harvard Medical School, and…

Maya Angelou

poet, writer, composer, actressBorn: 4/4/1928Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer and actress who has appeared in several Off-Broadway productions, including…

Ausburn BIRDSALL, Congress, NY (1814-1903)

BIRDSALL, Ausburn, a Representative from New York; born in Otego, Otsego County, N.Y., November 13, 1814; lawyer, private practice; district attorney of Broome County, N.Y.; elected as a…