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Alex Comfort Biography

Alex Comfortwriter, physician, poet, and pacifistBorn: 2/10/1920Birthplace: London, England writer, physician, poet, and pacifist who wrote the 12-million-copy seller The Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide…

Alex Rodriguez Biography

Alex RodriguezBorn: July 27, 1975Baseball SS led AL in hitting (.358) his first full season in the majors 1996); in 1998 became third player ever with 40 HRs and 40 steals in one season;…

Alex Haley Biography

Alex HaleyauthorBorn: 8/11/1921Birthplace: Ithaca, New York Pulitzer Prize-winning author best known for Roots (1976), his ancestral saga encompassing the entire African-American experience…

Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants

Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Charlize Theron, actor Chinua Achebe , writer Christiane Amanpour, TV news correspondent Elizabeth Arden,…

2008 Geography Bee

20th annual National Geographic Bee by Liz Olson Related Links World Geography Basic U.S. Geography The Geography…

2009 Geography Bee

21st annual National Geographic Bee by Beth Rowen Related Links World Geography Basic U.S. Geography The Geography…

2007 Geography Bee

Eighth grader wins her second Geography Bee by Beth Rowen Related Links World Geography Basic U.S. Geography The Geography…

Haley, Alex

(Encyclopedia) Haley, Alex (Alexander Murray Palmer Haley), 1921–92, American writer, b. Ithaca, N.Y. Haley was for a time one of the most famous writers in the United States as the author of Roots:…

Bednorz, Johannes Georg

(Encyclopedia) Bednorz, Johannes GeorgBednorz, Johannes Georgyōhänˈəs gāôrkhˈ bĕdˈnôrts [key], 1950–, German physicist. After earning his doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, he…

2002–2003 Daytime Emmy Awards

The 2002–2003 Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on May 16, 2003, at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.Outstanding Drama Series: As the World Turns (CBS)Lead Actor in a Drama Series:…