actressBorn: 8/16/1958Birthplace: New York City This Yale-educated actress starred in August Wilson plays on Broadway before making her move to films with leading roles in Boyz in the Hood (1991)…
(Encyclopedia) Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821–1910, founder of the Christian Science movement, b. Bow, N.H. As physical frailty prevented her regular school attendance, she spent the early part of her…
LYON, Francis Strother, a Representative from Alabama; born near Danbury, Stokes County, N.C., February 25, 1800; attended the common schools; moved to St. Stephens (an Indian agency), Ala.,…
(Encyclopedia) sulfuric acid, chemical compound, H2SO4, colorless, odorless, extremely corrosive, oily liquid. It is sometimes called oil of vitriol.
Although sulfuric acid is now one of the…
(Encyclopedia) NagasakiNagasakinägˌäsäˈkē [key], city (1990 pop. 444,599), capital of Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on Nagasaki Bay. It is one of Japan's leading ports. Shipbuilding is the…
actorBorn: 12/21/1966Birthplace: London, England Sutherland made his film debut in Max Dugan Returns (1983) courtesy of his father, actor Donald Sutherland. He went on to become a member of the…
