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Christopher Lee Biography

Christopher LeeactorBorn: 5/27/1922Birthplace: London, England True to the title of his autobiography, Tall, Dark, and Gruesome (1977), Lee has distinguished himself in dark and sinister…

Woody Harrelson Biography

Woody HarrelsonactorBorn: 7/23/1961Birthplace: Midland, Texas Actor whose talent for playing the simple-minded bartender Woody Boyd in Cheers (1985–93) masked his capability for taking on deeper,…

Matthew Cooper, 2004 News

reporter for Time magazine, was held in contempt of court and jailed in August for refusing to name the government official who revealed to him the identity of an undercover CIA official,…

Joseph Wilson, 2003 News

former ambassador, discredited President Bush's claim—and a justification for war in Iraq—that Saddam Hussein was pursuing a nuclear weapons program by seeking to obtain uranium from Niger.…

1996 Women's Olympic Fencing Medalists

Individual Epée: 1. Laura Flessel, FRA, def. 2. Valerie Barlois, FRA (15-12); 3. Gyoengyi Szalay Horvathne, HUN def. Margherita Zalaffi, ITA, (15-13). Team Epée: 1. France def. 2. Italy (45-33); 3…

Why the Donkey and Elephant?

The Question: What is the origin of the donkey and elephant as the symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties in America? The Answer: The Donkey Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was…

Mark Harmon Biography

Mark Harmon actorBorn: 9/2/1951Birthplace: Burbank, California The son of football player Tom Harmon and actress mother Elyse Knox, it is no surprise that Harmon is a gifted athlete and a…

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Biography

abolitionistBorn: 10/9/1823Birthplace: Wilmington, DelawareDied: 1893 (Washington, D.C.) The oldest of 13 children born to Harriet and Abraham Shadd, leaders of the…

The Skulls

Director:Rob CohenWriter:John PogueUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 100 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Hill Harper There is something reassuring in the average conspiracy…