(Dennis Schlachta)actorBorn: 10/28/1944Birthplace: Maywood, Illinois Barrel-chested, rough-hewn actor whose niche of portraying tough cops has found its best home in the highly regarded television…
singer, actressBorn: 3/26/1944Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan A singer that helped define the Motown sound, Diana Ross joined several residents from a Detroit housing project to create the Supremes.…
(Encyclopedia) bead test, test used in the identification of certain metals. Some metallic ions that cannot be identified by a flame test are identified by a bead test. The test can also be used to…
by Mike Rozett Trans-Siberian Express 1898 Traveling between Moscow and Vladivostok, the Trans-Siberian Express makes the longest regular train trip in the world…
(Encyclopedia) Nile, longest river in the world, c.4,160 mi (6,695 km) long from its remotest headstream, the Luvironza River in Burundi, central Africa, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea, NE…
(James Marshall Hendrix)rock musician, guitaristBorn: 11/27/1942Birthplace: Seattle, Washington Rock musician and guitarist best known for his masterful maneuvering of the electric rock guitar. A…
The Fabulous 1950s and Super 1960sWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm…
Mollyearly settler, philanthropist Born: 9/12/1839Birthplace: Madison County, Tenn. Daughter of a prominent lawyer, Mary Dyer was 14 when the family moved to Texas. After her parents died, she…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1913Party: DemocratKAVANAUGH, William Marmaduke, a Senator from Arkansas; born near Eutaw, Green County, Ala., March 3, 1866; attended the common schools in…
