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Fred Korematsu

activist Born: 1919Birthplace: Oakland, Calif. Korematsu was born to a Japanese-American family that owned a flower nursery. After World War II broke out, Japanese living in Pacific states were…

brass

(Encyclopedia) brass, alloy having copper (55%–90%) and zinc (10%–45%) as its essential components. The properties of brass vary with the proportion of copper and zinc and with the addition of small…

Boston Marathon Tragedy

Three people were killed and hundreds injured after multiple bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon. Boston Marathon Shrine, April 20, 2013 Photo credit:…

Rue McClanahan Biography

actressBorn: 2/21/1934Died: 6/3/2010Best Known as: Blanche Devereaux in television series Golden Girls Eddi-Rue McClanahan made her acting debut as a precocious 4 year…

Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi

activistBorn: 1918Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. An American of Japanese ancestry, Hirabayashi was a sociology student at the University of Washington in Seattle when World War II broke out. When…

Amy Irving

actressBorn: 9/10/1953Birthplace: Palo Alto, California Amy Irving first appeared on screen in Stephen King's Carrie (1976) and as the only survivor of the gym conflagration was able to appear in…

Pur

(Encyclopedia) PurPurpûr [key] [Heb.,=lot], in the Bible, lot cast by Haman to determine the time for the murder of the Jews. See Purim.

Ate

(Encyclopedia) AteAteāˈtē [key], in Greek mythology, personification of the rash temper that leads men to folly and misfortune. She was the daughter of Zeus, who, angered by her mischief, cast her…