(Nathaniel Adams Coles)singer, composerBorn: 3/17/1919Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama Grammy Award-winning singer and composer known for his velvety voice and romantic ballads. He was the first…
musicianBorn: 5/26/1964Birthplace: New York City Lenny Kravitz's eclectic musical style seems to reflect his multicultural background. The son of interracial parents, Kravitz has combined funk,…
actorBorn: 10/26/1942Birthplace: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England After several small and forgettable roles in British films and television series, Hoskins's first starring role came opposite…
Senate Years of Service: 1981-2002Party: RepublicanMURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes, (father of Lisa Murkowski), a Senator from Alaska; born in Seattle, King County, Wash., March 28, 1933; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) protactiniumprotactiniumprōˌtăktĭnˈēəm [key], radioactive chemical element; symbol Pa; at. no. 91; mass number of most stable isotope 231; m.p. greater than 1,600℃; b.p. 4,026℃; sp. gr…
People have been collecting precious objects since at least the 3rd century B.C. That's when the Museum of Alexandria was open for business. Through the ages, members of royalty, universities and…
Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 2007. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…
