(Encyclopedia) Orestes, in Greek mythology, the only son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon and brother of Electra and Iphigenia. After the slaying of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, Orestes,…
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Martha, 1941–, American entrepeneur and tastemaker, b. Jersey City, N.J., as Martha Helen Kostyra, grad. Barnard College (1963). Moving to Westport, Conn., she started (1976)…
(Encyclopedia) Wiesenthal, SimonWiesenthal, Simonvēˈsĕntäl [key], 1908–2005, Austrian-Jewish Nazi hunter, b. Butschatsch, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Buchach, Ukraine). He received (1932) an…
actressBorn: 2/3/1943Birthplace: Philadelphia A versatile character actress, she won a Tony in 1970 for her performance in Butterflies Are Free, and she has appeared in a number of movies, most…
actressBorn: 9/17/1931Birthplace: New York City Academy- and Tony Award-winning film and stage actress best known for her portrayal of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher, in the stage (1960)…
The Question:
What famous memorial in Washington D.C. is surrounded by Japanese cherry trees?
The Answer:
Fortunately for us, those Japanese cherry trees are everywhere in Washington D.C. The…
(Anna Marie Duke)actressBorn: 12/14/1946Birthplace: New York, New York Actress who won an Oscar at the age of 16 for her performance as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962). Duke briefly…
actressBorn: 3/20/1958Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia Academy- and Emmy Award-winning film and television actress. Often thought of as a Southern bundle of energy who can talk, talk, talk, she proved…
(Encyclopedia) Trojan War, in Greek mythology, war between the Greeks and the people of Troy. The strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus…
