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2010 Grammy Awards

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2011. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list…

Members of Congress: Idaho, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Idaho Member Name Birth-Death AINSLIE, George 1838-1913 BENNETT, Thomas Warren 1831-1893 BORAH,…

U.S. Landmarks

Find out when some of the most historical sites in the U.S. became national landmarks. by Jennie Wood The U.S. began the National Historic Landmark Program to recognize and preserve the…

Edward Norton

actorBorn: 8/18/1969Birthplace: Columbia, Maryland Norton received both Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for his film debut opposite Richard Gere in Primal Fear (1996). The Yale graduate started…

Elizabeth Taylor

(Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor)actressBorn: 2/27/1932Birthplace: London, England Academy Award-winning film and television actress known for both her beauty and her seven marriages. Her films include…

Peter Fonda

actorBorn: 2/23/1939Birthplace: New York City Son of legendary actor Henry Fonda, brother of actress Jane, and father of Bridget, Peter Fonda has often been overshadowed by his more famous…

Rip Torn

(Elmore Rual Torn, Jr.)actorBorn: 2/6/1931Birthplace: Temple, Texas A versatile actor who portrays characters from the violent to the comic, Torn broke into the movies in the 1950s and made…

The Richest People

The Question: Who are the richest people in the United States? The Answer: Every year Forbes Magazine publishes a list called the Forbes 400 Richest in…

Imperial Valley

(Encyclopedia) Imperial Valley, fertile region in the Colorado Desert, SE Calif., extending S into NW Mexico. Once part of the Gulf of California, most of the region is below sea level; its lowest…