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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…

Robert Vesco Biography

financier and fugitiveDied: November 23, 2007Best Known as: American financier who allegedly stole $200 million dollars from investors Deathplace: Cuba…

Michael Gambon

actorBorn: Oct. 19, 1940Birthplace: Dublin Gambon joined Britain's National Theatre in 1963, and made his first film appearance in the 1965 Olivier Othello. His notable stage appearances include…

Shirley Temple Black

actressBorn: 4/23/1928Birthplace: Santa Monica, California Actress famous for her childhood roles. Her curly hair, dimples and charm captivated America in the films Little Miss Marker (1934),…

Arthur F. Burns

economistBorn: 1904Birthplace: Stanislau, Austria Having immigrated to the U.S. at age 10, he studied at Columbia and became a leading authority on business cycles. He eventually returned to…

Benjamin Franklin

inventor, publisher, statesmanBorn: 1/17/1706Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Though best remembered for his services as a diplomat and statesman during the American Revolution, this “wisest American”…

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…

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…