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Dusty Springfield

(Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien)Born: 4/16/1939Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England soulful British singer whose hits included '60s songs “Son of a Preacher Man” and “Wishin' and Hopin…

Daniel Meenan

news reporterBorn: 3/21/1922Birthplace: New York City After World War II, Meenan began his career as a crime reporter in New York for The Daily News . He later signed on with a local TV station,…

Elijah Wood

actorBorn: 1/28/1981Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wood enrolled in modeling school in 1988 and had small roles in Back to the Future, Part II (1989) and Internal Affairs (1990) before gaining…

What is Oscar made of?

The Question: Are Oscar Awards made of gold? The Answer: Not solid gold, no. Currently, the Academy Award statuettes are made of gold-plated…

CARE Packages

The Question: Where and when did the term "CARE PACKAGE" originate? Do the letters in the word CARE stand for a particular descriptive phrase? The Answer…

Anna Nicole Smith

(Vickie Lynn Hogan) model Born: 11/28/1967 Birthplace: Mexia, Texas Smith began…

Lou Diamond Phillips

(Lou Upchurch)actorBorn: 2/17/1962Birthplace: The Philippines This handsome actor first distinguished himself in roles as rock star Richie Valens in La Bamba (1987) and a gang member in Stand and…

Al Capp

(Alfred Gerald Caplin)cartoonistBorn: 9/28/1909Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut Capp's most famous creation was the comic strip, Li'l Abner (1934–77), which detailed the adventures of Abner…

Irena Sendler Biography

created rescue networkDied: May 12, 2008Best Known as: rescuer of Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto during WWII Deathplace: Warsaw, Poland Irena…

Ray McIntire Biography

inventorBorn: 24 August 1918Best Known as: inventor of extruded polystyrene foam Clarence “Kelly” Johnson invented textruded polystyrene foam which has become a…