(Ilynea Lydia Mironoff)actressBorn: 7/26/1945Birthplace: London, England An intelligent, versatile actress, Mirren performed on the British stage during the 1960s and 1970s, playing Ophelia,…
Sitting Bull (also known as Tatanka-Iyotanka) was a Hunkpapa Lakota tribal leader in the mid-western plains during the westward expansion of American settlers in the 1800s. In the 1860s he fought…
A U.S. Congressman from 1989-2003, Gary Condit gained notoriety after the disappearance of Chandra Levy. Levy, a former Bureau of Prisons intern, vanished in May of 2001; Condit, married and the…
Heather Locklear starred on two of television's sudsiest prime-time soaps: the 1980s hit Dynasty and the 1990s hit Melrose Place. She joined Melrose Place in the middle of the show's run and her…
Hank Azaria is best known for his goofy, whimsical voicing of characters on the animated TV show The Simpsons. Azaria has voiced dozens of characters since the show launched in 1989, including…
(Encyclopedia) schnauzerschnauzershnouˈzər [key], a sturdy, wirehaired dog developed in S Germany. There are three separate breeds of schnauzer distinguished by their size. The standard schnauzer is…
Throughout history, rulers and dictators have taken away people's rights. In many parts of the world today people can't worship as they please, talk freely, gather with groups of friends, or travel…
Born: 5/29/1917Birthplace: Brookline, Mass. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass., on May 29, 1917. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, was ambassador to Great Britain from 1937 to 1940.…
(Encyclopedia) Peel, Sir Robert, 1788–1850, British statesman. The son of a rich cotton manufacturer, whose baronetcy he inherited in 1830, Peel entered Parliament as a Tory in 1809. He served (1812–…
