SETI@home Search for extraterrestrials with your desktop computer by Gerry Brown Despite all the reports of the rapidly shrinking globe—with modern technology like the Internet, wireless…
actorDied: April 30, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: actor in Steve Allen's "man on the street" Emmy-winning actor who specialized in playing the…
(Encyclopedia) Dulles, John FosterDulles, John Fosterdŭlˈəs [key], 1888–1959, U.S. secretary of state (1953–59), b. Washington, D.C.; brother of Allen Dulles, grandson of John Watson Foster,…
For the best illustrated book; given by the American Library Association. Randolph Caldecott was a 19th-century British illustrator.1938Animals of the Bible, a Picture Book, by Helen Dean Fish,…
actressBorn: 6/21/1973Birthplace: Los Angeles Film actress known for her somewhat cocky attitude, decent acting, and her former relationship with actor Brad Pitt. After receiving an Oscar…
(Encyclopedia) Hamlisch, Marvin, 1944–2012, American composer, conductor, and pianist, b. New York City, grad. Queens College (B.S., 1967). A versatile and prolific composer of melodies ranging from…
(Encyclopedia) paroleparolepərōlˈ [key], in criminal law, release from prison of a convict before the expiration of his term on condition that his activities be restricted and that he report…
(Encyclopedia) Shannon, principal river of the Republic of Ireland and longest (c.240 mi/390 km) in the British Isles. It rises near Cuilcagh Mt., NW Co. Cavan, and flows S through the Central Plain…
Celebrating a man who never gave up on his rights
by Jennie Wood On January 30, 2011, California celebrated its first Korematsu Day, a holiday established to honor Fred Korematsu, a Japanese…
In Jan. 2016, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County and apologized for the water crisis in Flint. In an interview with the National…
