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Economic Domino Theory

How Does Capital Flight Affect Me? Anyone who has invested in the stock market - and that's a whopping 43% of American households - can tell you that the American economy is not an island unto…

Matthew Fox

actorBorn: 7/14/1966Birthplace: Crowheart, Wyoming Actor from the television series, Party of Five (1994– ) where he plays big brother Charlie Salinger to a young brood that has been tragically…

Strega Nona (Spanish Language Version)

Distributor:Weston Woods Studios, Inc. Narrated in Spanish, Tomie dePaola's beloved story of Strega Nona, Big Anthony, and the magic pasta pot comes alive in this delightfully animated video.…

Bob Devaney

Born: April 13, 1915Football head coach at Wyoming from 1957-1961; from 1962 to 1972 built Nebraska into a college football power; won two consecutive national championships in 1970-71; won eight…

Jesse Owens

Born: Sept. 12, 1913Track & Field broke 4 world records in one afternoon at Big Ten Championships (May 25, 1935); a year later, he upstaged Hitler by winning 4 golds (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay…

Water in New York City

The Question: How much water (in gallons) does New York City consume in one day? The Answer: According to the New York City Department of Environmental…

Coen Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Coen Brothers, American filmmakers Joel Coen, 1955–, and Ethan Coen, 1958–, both b. St. Louis Park, Minn. Joel studied at New York Univ. Film School (B.A., 1978), Ethan at Princeton (B…

Coltrane, John

(Encyclopedia) Coltrane, John Coltrane, John kōltrānˈ, kōlˈtrān [key], 1926–67, American jazz musician, b. Hamlet, N.C…

Domino, Fats

(Encyclopedia) Domino, Fats (Antoine Dominique Domino, Jr.), 1928–2017, American rhythm-and-blues singer, pianist, and songwriter of Creole descent, b…

Penn, Arthur Hiller

(Encyclopedia) Penn, Arthur Hiller, 1922–2010, American director, brother of Irving Penn, b. Philadelphia; studied Black Mountain College and the Actors' Studio, Los Angeles. Penn, who often dealt…