(Encyclopedia) Star-Spangled Banner, The, American national anthem, beginning, “O say can you see by the dawn's early light.” The words were written by Francis Scott Key, a young Washington attorney…
(Eleanora Fagan)jazz singerBorn: 4/7/1915Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Jazz singer known for her emotion-laden vocal performances. She performed with Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie…
(Kong Sung Chan)actor, directorBorn: 4/7/1954Birthplace: Hong Kong Film actor and director best known for his hyperkinetic action films that combine slapstick comedy with skillful martial arts.…
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Read a bio on Neil Patrick Harris, the host of the 87th Academy Awards, and past Oscar hosts. Do you remember who hosted in 1989? No one. That was the year the Oscars had no host,…
50th Emmy Awards: Comedy Series Nominees prev | outstanding series | directing | writing | next Outstanding Comedy Series Ally McBeal (Fox) Frasier (NBC) The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) Seinfeld…
Read bios on all of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant to Barack Obama. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison…
alternative rock band The three members of Sublime teamed up in 1988, and in 1992 they founded the label Skunk Records to launch their first CD, 40 oz to Freedom. It was an independent-label…
The Question: What's a Black Maria? The Answer: A "black maria" is a slang term for a police wagon. How did it get this name? We don't know. But here are two…
