(Encyclopedia) Cook, Thomas, 1808–92, English travel agent. In Leicester in 1841 he founded a travel agency under his name. The idea of the guided tour met with quick success, and by 1852 Cook had…
(Encyclopedia) Cook Strait, channel, c.15 mi (24 km) wide, between the North Island and the South Island, New Zealand. It was first explored in 1770 by Capt. James Cook.
Cook Metric!Just Say "Yum" to Metric Measures by Holly Hartman Send this Page to a Friend! Don't look now—but your kitchen is full of math. When you make a recipe…
journalist, broadcasterBorn: 11/20/1908Birthplace: Manchester, England British-born American journalist and radio/TV personality whose commentary on American culture had an audience in both the U.S…
writerDied: February 19, 2008Best Known as: author of "The French Connection" and "The Green Berets" Deathplace: southwestern Kentucky Robin Moore was…
(Robin Wright)actressBorn: 4/8/1966Birthplace: Dallas, Texas Before garnering attention for her performance as the title character in the movie The Princess Bride (1987), Wright Penn worked as a…
Born: 1934Birthplace: London, England Antiulcer compounds and compositions—Durant, Emmett and Ganellin discovered the drug cimetidine (trade name Tagamet) which inhibits the production of stomach…
singerBorn: December 20, 1982Birthplace: Houston, TexasBest Known as: winner of American Idol David Cook was the surprise winner of the seventh season of American…
