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Tulsa, Okla.

Mayor: Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. (to Dec. 2017)2010 census population (rank): 391,906 (46); Male: 190,944 (48.7%); Female: 200,962 (51.3%); White: 245,309 (62.6%); Black: 62,164 (15.9%); American…

Young Sports Stars

Freddy AduAndre AgassiOksana BaiulDrew BledsoeSergi BrugueraKobe BryantJennifer CapriatiOscar De La HoyaTim DuncanKrisztina EgerszegiTodd EldredgeJeff GordonMia HammMartina HingisJaromir…

Charpentier, Emmanuelle Marie

(Encyclopedia) Charpentier, Emmanuelle MarieCharpentier, Emmanuelle Marieāmänüĕl märēˈ shärpäNtyāˈ [key], 1968–, French microbiologist, Ph.D. Pierre and Marie Curie Univ., 1995. Following…

Wylie, Elinor (Hoyt)

(Encyclopedia) Wylie, Elinor (Hoyt), 1885–1928, American poet and novelist, b. Somerville, N.J. She was famous during her life almost as much for her ethereal beauty and personality as for her…

Selena

(Quintanilla Perez)tejano singerBorn: 4/16/1971Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Texas Grammy Award-winning tejano singer who was gunned down in 1995 by deranged fan Yolanda Saldivar. Her recordings…

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

(Encyclopedia) Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), former U.S. government agency, created in 1932 by the administration of Herbert Hoover. Its purpose was to facilitate economic activity by…

Movies, TV, and Music

Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, and Josh Hutcherson from The Hunger Games Source: Drew Gurian/…