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Joe Jackson Biography
Joe JacksonmusicianBorn: 8/11/1954Birthplace: Burton-on-Trent, England Jackson taught himself to play piano at age 11, and won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London in 1971.…Dr. Robert Jackson
Dr. Robert JacksonBorn: Aug. 6, 1932Surgeon revolutionized sports medicine by popularizing the use of arthroscopic surgery to treat injuries; learned technique from Japanese physician that…Alan Jackson Biography
Alan Jacksonsinger, songwriterBorn: 10/17/1958Birthplace: Newnan, Georgia This tall, blond country singer has made legions of female fans weak in the knees with homegrown love ballads…Joshua Jackson Biography
Joshua JacksonactorBorn: 6/11/1978Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada After begging his casting-director mother to let him go on auditions, Joshua Jackson began his acting career…Peter Jackson Biography
Peter JacksondirectorBorn: Oct. 31, 1961Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand Jackson undertook one of the most daunting tasks in Hollywood history—not just bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved The Lord…Janet Jackson Biography
Janet Jacksonpop singerBorn: 5/16/1966Birthplace: Gary, Indiana Grammy Award-winning pop-funk singer whose soft, sexy singing often takes a back-seat to her athletic, energetic dancing and…Michael Jackson Biography
Michael Jackson pop singer Born: 8/29/1958 Birthplace: Gary, Indiana Died: 6/25/2009 Grammy Award-winning pop…Johnson, Richard Mentor
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1780–1850, Vice President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kentucky, on the site of present Louisville. Admitted (1802) to the bar, he became prominent in…White, Hugh Lawson
(Encyclopedia) White, Hugh Lawson, 1773–1840, American political leader, b. Iredell co., N.C. He moved (1787) to what is now E Tennessee and served in the wars against the Creek and Cherokee. He was…plaster of Paris
(Encyclopedia) plaster of Paris: see gypsum.