The following table shows the healthiest states in the U.S. during 2007 and 2008. The Healthiest State designation is awarded on the basis of 21 factors selected from the 2008 edition of…
The following table lists the top ten most livable states in the U.S., according to 2011 and 2007 rank. To determine a state's livability rating, each state's rankings…
There are places in the world whose names bring to mind human pain and suffering caused by other people, nature, or both. Included here are some of these places and…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1973Party: DemocratANDERSON, Clinton Presba, a Representative and a Senator from New Mexico; born in Centerville, Turner County, S.Dak., October 23, 1895;…
Spotlight on the Stanley Cup: Emotion Detroit A year ago after a party celebrating the Wings' first Cup win in 42 years, a limousine crash seriously injured the Wings' best defenseman Vladimir…
(James Newell Osterberg)rock musicianBorn: 4/21/1947Birthplace: Ypsilanti, Michigan James Newell Osterberg aka Iggy Pop started out as a member of the proto-punk Stooges before embracing a solo…
singer, songwriter, actorBorn: 10/23/1956Birthplace: Pikeville, Kentucky Yoakam helped turn country music away from the glossy country-pop sound that dominated in the '80s and forged a style that…
model, activistBorn: 1/12/1968Birthplace: Aldershot, England When 33-year-old former model and charity campaigner, Heather Mills, and 59-year-old former Beatle, Paul McCartney, announced their…
(Myra Ellen Amos)musicianBorn: 8/22/1963Birthplace: Newton, North Carolina Born Myra Ellen Amos, singer/songwriter/pianist Tori Amos' haunting, sexually charged compositions are credited with…
(Encyclopedia) Red River. 1 River, 1,222 mi (1,967 km) long, southernmost of the large tributaries of the Mississippi River. It rises in two branches in the Texas Panhandle and flows SE between Texas…
