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Sir Anthony Hopkins

actorBorn: 12/31/1937Birthplace: Port Talbot, Wales Academy Award-winning British film and stage actor whose performance in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) made him one of the most respected film…

Daniel Ellsberg

political analystBorn: April 7, 1931Birthplace: Detroit U.S. political analyst who leaked the classified Pentagon papers to the press in 1971, and figured in the Watergate scandal during Nixon's…

Sherry Stringfield

actressBorn: 6/24/1967Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado A television regular since 1989, Stringfield has held roles on the soap opera The Guiding Light (1989–92), NYPD Blue (1993–94), and E.R…

Fads: Believe It or Not, They're Business

Once in a while, someone has a great idea that becomes a fad, a product that is immensely popular for a short time. Some fads have gone on to be classics; others have just gone. Anyone can have an…

Impeachment History

High crimes and misdemeanors by Borgna Brunner The Facts Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, but acquitted by the Senate. Richard…

Geometry: Prisms

PrismsGeometryThe Next Dimension: Surfaces and SolidsPrismsPyramidsCylinders and ConesPolyhedraSpheresPlatonic Solids Suppose you have a polygon, like maybe a triangle or a rectangle, and you…

Geometry: The Tangent Ratio

The Tangent RatioGeometryThe Unit Circle and TrigonometryThe Tangent RatioThe Sine RatioThe Cosine RatioAnd the RestHow Does This Relate to the Unit Circle? Trigonometry got its start from…

Jessye Norman

opera singerBorn: 9/15/1945Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia Known for her stage presence, vocal range, and her ability to convey emotion, Jessye Norman is one of the world's most respected opera…