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Adrian Paul

actorBorn: 5/29/1959Birthplace: London, England Paul played Duncan MacLeod for six years on the television show, Highlander-The Series (1992– ). The former model studied jazz and ballet before…

Gene Simmons

(Eugene Klein, born Chaim Witz)musicianBorn: 8/25/1949Birthplace: Haifa, Israel A founding member of the rock group Kiss (1973–present), a band noteworthy as much for its members' theatrical…

World Series—2007

Boston Red Sox defeated Colorado Rockies, 4 games to 0. Series MVP: Mike Lowell. 1st Game—Boston, Oct. 24Colorado 1, Boston…

Quasi-Official Agencies

American Red Cross—2025 E St., NW (20006) Legal Services Corporation—3333 K St., NW 3rd Fl. (20007-3522) National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council…

Childhood Diseases: Measly Measles

Measly MeaslesChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of Childhood…

Arthur H. Motley

(“Red” Motley)publisherBorn: 1900Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Having begun his career at Crowell-Collier publishers in 1928, he became publisher of American Magazine (1941–46) for which he…

Audie Murphy

actor, country songwriterBorn: 6/20/1924Birthplace: Kingston, Texas Film actor and country songwriter whose best-selling autobiography, To Hell and Back, helped launch his film career. He was the…

Why do leaves change color in the fall?

Why do leaves change color in the fall? One of the sure signs of fall (besides the beginning of a new school year) is the change in color of leaves from green to bright yellow, orange and red.…