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Top 10 Selling Musical Artists, 2011

In 2011, Adele topped the charts in America with her albums sales. Adele's total units sold nearly double the artist in the second spot, Justin Bieber. The following table lists the rank…

Al Capp

(Alfred Gerald Caplin)cartoonistBorn: 9/28/1909Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut Capp's most famous creation was the comic strip, Li'l Abner (1934–77), which detailed the adventures of Abner…

West, Mae

(Encyclopedia) West, Mae, 1893–1980, American stage and movie comedienne, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Mary Jane West. The unparalleled mistress of double entendre, West began in burlesque and continued in…

Selected Rap and Hip Hop Musicians

Mos Def See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists Asian American Artists and Musicians…

Defiance

(Encyclopedia) Defiance, city (2020 pop. 17,066), seat of Defiance co., NW Ohio, at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers, in a farm area;…

Brady, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Brady, Samuel, 1758–95, American frontiersman. He fought in several battles of the American Revolution but earned his name as a scout in the Ohio country under Daniel Brodhead and…

Fallen Timbers

(Encyclopedia) Fallen Timbers, battle fought in 1794 between tribes of the Northwest Territory and the U.S. army commanded by Anthony Wayne; it took place in NW Ohio at the rapids of the Maumee River…

Little Turtle

(Encyclopedia) Little Turtle, c.1752–1812, chief of the Miami, born in a Miami village near present-day Fort Wayne, Ind. He was noted for his oratorical powers, military skill, and intelligence. He…

Mae West

actressBorn: 8/17/1893Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Stage and film actress who was the queen of double entendre and exaggerated, humorous sexiness. Her films include She Done Him Wrong (1933) and…

Lincoln Park

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Park, city (1990 pop. 41,832), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb adjacent to Detroit, on the Detroit River; inc. 1921. It is a residential community in an area marked by a…