actorBorn: 12/18/1954Birthplace: Union, New Jersey Liotta started his acting career in soap operas and then moved into film, playing opposite Melanie Griffith in Something Wild (1986) and winning…
writerBorn: 1965Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Chang left Wisconsin at 18 to attend college at Yale University, where—after trying pre-med and pre-law classes—…
songwriterDied: August 4, 2007 (Henderson, Nevada) Best Known as: songwriter who wrote "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" Songwriter with many hits including…
The Question:
I am in the 7th grade and I am doing a report on my life story. Can you help me find 10 events that happened in 1986?
The Answer:
Challenger explosion...Chernobyl disaster... You…
(Encyclopedia) lacrosselacrosseləkrôsˈ [key], ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two…
(Encyclopedia) polo, indoor or outdoor ball and goal game played on horseback.
Some historians claim that polo originated in Persia in the 6th cent.; it spread to Turkey, India, and Tibet and, with…
avant-garde dancer, choreographerBorn: 4/16/1919Birthplace: Centralia, Washington Dancer and choreographer whose avant-garde dances focus on pure movement and chance. He has often collaborated…
Perhaps you think of Pinocchio's Blue Fairy, the Good Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, or Peter Pan's Tinkerbell when you imagine a fairy. But in fact, fairies don't like to…
2013 Notable Books for Children Books Inside and Out Types of Literature A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books Teachers' Top 100 Books for…
business executive, art collectorBorn: 1861Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. After studying in Zurich, he became a partner in the Swiss needlework importing business started by his father, Meyer…
