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Wesley Snipes

actor, producerBorn: 7/31/1962Birthplace: Orlando, Florida Snipes attended New York's High School for the Performing Arts and made his film debut in Wildcats (1986). His other movies include Mo'…

U.S. Constitution Quizzes

  The Legislative Branch (Article I)The Excutive and Judicial Branches (Articles II and III)States, Amendments, Ratification (Articles IV–VII)Amendments 1–10 (the Bill of…

Forrest Edward Mars

candy manufacturerBorn: 1904 The son of the man who invented the Milky Way candy bar, Forrest Mars left the country after a disagreement with his father. The younger Mars settled in Britain and…

Medgar Evers

civil rights leaderBorn: 1925Birthplace: Decatur, Mississippi Dropping out of high school at 17 to join the army, Evers served in World War II. Returning home, he finished high school and later…

Best Supporting Actor Nominees

The 85th Academy Award Best Supporting Actor Nominees Here are the nominees for actor in a supporting role. Each nominee in this category has previously won at least one Oscar. Robert De Niro…

U.S. President Requirements

The Question: I have been told by several people that if you are born in Washington, DC, you cannot be president. Is this true? How can this be…

Significant U.S. Conflicts

During the first phase of its history, the United States tried to isolate itself from foreign conflicts. In the 1900s, however, the United States participated in two world wars, became a global…

Movies and Film: The Lean Years

The Lean YearsMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In the decades following World War II, the British film industry…

Apostrophe

Indicates the possessive case of singular and plural nouns, indefinite pronouns, and surnames combined with designations such as Jr., Sr., and II: my sister's husband, my three sisters' husbands,…