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Chet Atkins

musicianBorn: 6/20/1924Birthplace: nr. Luttrell, Tenn. virtuosic guitar player and record producer who helped to make Nashville the epicenter of country music in the 1950s. Known as the “Country…

Nas

(Nasir Jones)musician, actorBorn: 1973?Birthplace: Queens, New York The son of jazz trumpeter Olu Dara, Nas first came to the attention of hip-hop fans when former 3rd Bass member MC Serch used Nas…

Garth Brooks

(Troyal Garth Brooks)country singerBorn: 2/7/1962Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma Wildly popular Grammy Award-winning country singer who has attracted scores of rock and pop fans as well as country and…

Kathy Ireland

model, actressBorn: 3/20/1963Birthplace: Glendale, California Like many of today's successful models, Kathy Ireland has used modeling as the foundation for a small business empire. Familiar to fans…

Daniel Dae Kim Biography

Korean American actorBorn: August 4, 1968Birthplace: Pusan, South Korea Born in Korea, Daniel Dae Kim moved to the United States with his family when he was only two. He…

David Foster Wallace Biography

writerDied: September 12, 2008Best Known as: American writer who published Infinite Jest in 1996 Deathplace: Claremont, Calif. David Wallace was a…

Scoring a Baseball Game

The Question: Why is "K" used to score strikes in baseball? The Answer: According to Total Baseball, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Baseball,…

Michael Biehn

actorBorn: 7/31/1956Birthplace: Anniston, Alabama Having left the drama program at the University of Arizona to pursue his acting career, his first big break came playing the title role opposite…

Roger Ebert

film criticBorn: 6/18/1942Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois Best known as co-host with Gene Siskel of the popular television programs Siskel & Ebert (1986–1999) and At the Movies (PBS, 1982–86).…

Danielle Steel

(Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel)authorBorn: 8/14/1947Birthplace: New York City A publishing phenomenon, Steel's new novels regularly top the best-seller lists. She began her writing career by…