V-J Day Kiss by Alfred Eisenstaedt (August 14, 1945) See also Notable Artists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Photography Art and Documentary…
The Question: What do different color roses mean? The Answer: According to the All-American Rose Selection web site, these are some of the colors and their…
spiritual leaderDied: February 5, 2008 (Vlodrop, the Netherlands) Best Known as: spiritual leader who introduced transcendental meditation to the West…
musician, singer, song writerBorn: 8/20/1948Birthplace: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Robert Plant's voice helped establish Led Zeppelin as one of rock's legendary bands. Plant started…
film directorBorn: 1/12/1949Birthplace: Hong Kong Wang was raised on American movies. In fact, he was named after John Wayne. He studied film at California's College of Arts and Crafts, and then…
The Question:
Who said "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"?
The Answer:
In 1897, Francis P. Church, an editor at The New York Sun, answered eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon's questions…
The Question: Where was "America the Beautiful" written? My understanding is that it was written in Andover, Mass. A Phillips Academy dormitory is named "…
(Encyclopedia) clematisclematisklĕmˈətĭs, kləmătˈĭs [key], any plant of the large genus Clematis (sometimes subdivided into three or four genera), widely distributed herbs or vines of the family…
(Encyclopedia) kettledrum, in music, percussion instrument consisting of a hemispherical metal vessel over which a membrane is stretched, played with soft-headed wooden drumsticks. Of ancient origin…
