(Encyclopedia) Trafalgar Square, in Westminster, London, England, named for Lord Nelson's victory at the battle of Trafalgar. The statue surmounting the Nelson memorial column (185 ft/56 m high) was…
(Encyclopedia) Tennessee, University of, main campus at Knoxville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1794, opened 1795 as Blount College; became East Tennessee College 1807;…
Learn about the heroes of the American civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and more.
by Borgna Brunner Rosa Parks,…
television personalityBorn: 9/28/1901Birthplace: New York City Television personality known for his monotone voice, wooden mannerisms, and ability to recognize America's tastes and fads. He hosted…
novelistBorn: 1/24/1862Birthplace: New York City Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose work gives an intelligent, ironic picture of post-Civil War society life. Wharton's books include The House…
songwriter, guitaristBorn: July 5, 1943Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Jaime Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and principal songwriter for the Band, Bob Dylan's onetime backup quintet, has been a major…
actressBorn: 4/16/1912Birthplace: New York City Catherine Scorsese, mother of the director Martin Scorsese, found her way into acting when her son cast her in a number of his films. Bringing…
actor, director, screenwriterBorn: 5/12/1962Birthplace: New York City The eldest son of actor Martin Sheen and brother of actor Charlie Sheen, he earned acclaim as a founding member of the “Brat…
musicianBorn: 2/13/1950Birthplace: Cobham, England Talented musician, and, with Phil Collins, leader of the progressive rock group Genesis in the 1970s. Gabriel went solo in 1976, releasing three…
