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Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of US Government Date of Information: 7/07/2022[1] and [2] Pres. Joseph BIDEN Vice Pres. Kamala HARRIS Sec. of State Anthony BLINKIN Sec. of the…

Oscar Minority Winners

  In 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed for a second consecutive year to nominate any African-American actors in the major acting categories, prompting director…

1990 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Another Day in Paradise,” Phil CollinsAlbum of the YearBack on the Block, Quincy Jones (Qwest/Warner Bros.)Song of the Year“From a Distance,” Julie Gold, songwriterBest New…

Tony Richardson

directorBorn: 6/5/1928Birthplace: Shipley, England Academy Award-winning film and stage director influential in shaping modern British film and theater. His films include The Entertainer (1960),…

2008 Summer Extreme Games

(Los Angeles, Calif., July 30–Aug. 3, 2008) These are the winners of the men's and women's Summer Extreme Games at Los Angeles, California in 2008. Skateboard:…

Nas

(Nasir Jones)musician, actorBorn: 1973?Birthplace: Queens, New York The son of jazz trumpeter Olu Dara, Nas first came to the attention of hip-hop fans when former 3rd Bass member MC Serch used Nas…

Diahann Carroll

(Carol Diahann Johnson)singer, actressBorn: 7/17/1935Birthplace: Bronx, New York Stage and film actress who appeared in Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1957) and was nominated for a Best…

Sean Connery

(Thomas Connery)actorBorn: 8/25/1930Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Academy Award-winning, genially handsome film actor whose name became synonymous with James Bond, the imperturbable superspy…

Harrison Ford

actorBorn: 7/13/1942Birthplace: Chicago By several measures the most successful actor of his generation, Ford has turned his quiet Everyman persona into invincible Hollywood gold, appearing in many…

Cooley, Thomas McIntyre

(Encyclopedia) Cooley, Thomas McIntyre, 1824–98, American jurist, b. near Attica, N.Y. He was a judge (1864–85) of the supreme court of Michigan and was the first chairman (1887–91) of the Interstate…