discus throwerDied: October 1, 2007 (Fort Myers Beach, Florida) Best Known as: gold medalist in four consecutive Olympic Games Former Olympic discus thrower who…
(Constance Frances Marie Ockelman)actressBorn: 11/14/1919Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Film actress mostly known for the films she made while with Paramount during World War II. Petite and blond,…
actor, singer, writerBorn: 6/14/1909Birthplace: Hunt City Township, Illinois The beloved folk singer of such children's classics as “I Know an Old Lady (Who Swallowed A Fly),” Burl Ives spent the…
actressBorn: 6/8/1966Birthplace: Spring Valley, New York Film and Emmy Award winning television actress best known for her role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on the hospital drama ER (1994–2000),…
television news reporter, producer, writerBorn: 9/10/1934Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina The recipient of thirteen Emmy Awards, Charles Kuralt began his illustrious career as a journalist…
(Leslie Howard Steiner)actorBorn: 4/3/1893Birthplace: London, England Though he received two Oscar nominations for leading roles in Pygmalion (1938) and Berkeley Square (1933), he is best…
The Question: From where does Canada get its name? The Answer: Canada borrows its name from the Huron-Iroquois Indian word, "kanata," which means village…
British author, journalistBorn: 5/28/1908Birthplace: London, England Author best known for his popular series of James Bond spy novels. Fleming worked as a journalist in Moscow (1929) and served in…
publisherBorn: 1944Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Black graduated from Trinity College in Washington, DC in 1966. She sold advertising for magazines such as Holiday and Travel & Leisure before…
