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Presidential Oaths of Office: Dates and Locations

Assuming the office Each presidential term begins with an inaugural ceremony in which the president swears an oath of duty as prescribed in the Constitution. Every president in the last 80 years…

Paul Jarrico 1997 Deaths

Paul Jarricoscreenwriter Jarrico, a blacklisted screenwriter and producer, died in a car accident after a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the House Committee on Un-American…

Rita Hayworth Biography

Rita Hayworth(Margarita Carmen Cansino)actressBorn: 10/17/1918Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Fiery movie actress who began her career as a dancer and made her major film debut in Only Angels Have…

James Brown Biography

James Brownsoul singerBorn: 5/3/1933Birthplace: Barnwell, South Carolina Energetic, intense singer best known for his gospel-tinged, rhythm and blues songs that influenced the direction of funk,…

Walter Matthau 2000 Deaths

Walter MatthauAge: 79 perpetually rumpled veteran actor who first appeared on Broadway in 1948 and made his film debut in The Kentuckian (1958). His Broadway performance in Neil Simon's The…

Salma Hayek Biography

Salma Hayek actressBorn: 9/2/1966Birthplace: Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Actress who left a blooming career in her native Mexico to conquer Hollywood, and has become perhaps the best-known Mexican-…

Waylon Jennings Biography

Waylon Jenningscountry singerBorn: 6/15/1937Birthplace: Littlefield, Texas Grammy Award-winning country music singer who, with Willie Nelson, invented progressive or “outlaw” country music.…

Pilar Miró Romero Biography

Pilar Miró Romero director Born: 4/20/1940Birthplace: Madrid, Spain Miró was the first woman drama director to work in television in Spain, beginning as a program assistant in 1960 and…

Women's Gold 2000 Solheim Cup Rosters

The 2000 U.S. Team players were chosen on the basis of points awarded for wins and top-10 finishes at official LPGA events. The top 10 finishers on the points list automatically qualified for the 12…

Brewer's: Fire

(Anglo-Saxon, fyr, Greek, pur.) St. Antony's fire. Erysipelas. “Le feu St Antoine. ” (See Anthony.) St. Helen's fire. “Ignis sanctæ Helenæ”. “Feu St. Helme. ” (See Castor and Pollux; and…