by Jennie Wood Related Links Academy AwardsMovie TimelineMore Movie Awards In 1999's award-winning film, American Beauty, real estate agent Carolyn Burnham repeatedly slaps…
The Question: I just moved to Toledo, Ohio, and found out about the war between Ohio and Michigan and want to know where to find more about it. I thought it was bogus, but…
The knights of medieval times were warriors. Any man who trained to fight could become a knight.Page At age 7 a boy would leave his home to live with a knight and learn to use hand weapons.Squire…
playwright, producerBorn: 7/4/1927Birthplace: Bronx, New York Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright known for his popular plays about middle-class America that often touch on sex,…
(Jason Miller)actor, producerBorn: 3/17/1966Birthplace: Queens, New York The grandson of Jackie Gleason and the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jason Miller, it was logical for Patric to…
U.S. CongressmanBorn: 1955Birthplace: Taiwan Wu moved to the United States with his family when he was a boy. He earned B.S. from Stanford University in 1977, attended Harvard Medical School, and…
American billionaireDied: May 25, 2008Best Known as: American potato farmer and billionaire Deathplace: Boise, Idaho Jack Simplot developed the first frozen French…
(Encyclopedia) Edward the Black Prince, 1330–76, eldest son of Edward III of England. He was created duke of Cornwall in 1337, the first duke to be created in England, and prince of Wales in 1343.…
