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Drew Barrymore

actressBorn: 2/22/1975Birthplace: Los Angeles The latest in the line of Barrymore actors, Drew was initially cast in cute little-girl roles, most notably in E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) at…

Chris Isaak

musician, actorBorn: 6/26/1956Birthplace: Stockton, California Although he bristles at being labeled a “retro” act, Chris Isaak's mournful, melancholy ballads, full of ache and lost love, suggest…

Columbus, Ohio

Mayor: Michael B. Coleman (to Nov. 2015)2010 census population (rank): 787,033 (15); Male: 384,265 (48.8%); Female: 402,768 (51.2%); White: 483,677 (61.5%); Black: 220,241 (28.0%); American Indian…

Diane Keaton

(Diane Hall)actress, directorBorn: 1/5/1946Birthplace: Santa Ana, California Academy Award-winning actress and director known for her comic roles in Woody Allen films in which she often played…

Mia Sara

(Mia Sarapocciello)actressBorn: 6/19/1967Birthplace: Brooklyn Heights, New York A shy child, Sara turned to acting to become more social. She appeared on the television drama All My Children (1982…

Neusiedler Lake

(Encyclopedia) Neusiedler LakeNeusiedler Lakenoiˈzēdlər [key], Ger. Neusiedlersee, Hung. Fertő tó, c.130 sq mi (340 sq km), on the Austria-Hungary border SE of Vienna. The lake's area and depth (…

Oakley, Annie

(Encyclopedia) Oakley, Annie, 1860–1926, American theatrical performer, b. Darke co., Ohio. Her original name was Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. From childhood on she was a “dead shot” with a rifle. She…

mange

(Encyclopedia) mangemangemānj [key], contagious skin disease of domestic and wild animals. The several types of mange, including follicular and sarcoptic mange, are caused by various minute parasitic…

Fernald, Merritt Lyndon

(Encyclopedia) Fernald, Merritt LyndonFernald, Merritt Lyndonfûrˈnəld [key], 1873–1950, American botanist, b. Orono, Maine, grad. Harvard, 1897. He taught at Harvard (1902–49) and was director of the…

Xingu

(Encyclopedia) XinguXinguzĭng-g&oomacr;ˈ, Port. shēng-g&oomacr;ˈ [key], river, 1,230 mi (1,979 km) long, rising in central Mato Grosso state, Brazil, and winding north across Pará state into…