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Moby Biography

Moby(Richard Melville Hall)singer, songwriterBorn: 9/11/1965Birthplace: New York City Moby is widely praised for bringing techno music to mainstream American and British audiences. Raised in…

George Plimpton Biography

George Plimptonwriter, editor, actorBorn: 3/18/1927Birthplace: New York City Tall professional author and editor who also makes cameo appearances in films. Thoroughly educated, first at…

Monterey Park

(Encyclopedia) Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center.…

Harahan

(Encyclopedia) Harahan Harahan hârˈəhănˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 9,116), Jefferson parish, SE La., a suburb of New…

Parton, James

(Encyclopedia) Parton, James, 1822–91, American biographer, b. England. He came to the United States in 1827. In 1848 he joined the staff of N. P. Willis's Home Journal in New York City. His…

James Abram Garfield

James Abram GarfieldBorn: 11/19/1831Birthplace: Cuyahoga County, Ohio James Abram Garfield, the last president to be born in a log cabin, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on Nov. 19, 1831.…

2000 Nobel Prize Winners

Peace: Kim Dae Jung, president of South Korea, was cited “for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North…

Art (Play)

By:Yasmina RezaTranslated by:Christopher HamptonDirector:Matthew WarchusSets:Mark ThompsonLighting:Hugh VanstoneMusic: Gary YershonSound:Mic PoolOpened:3/98 at the Royale TheaterCast:Alan…

Moon Walks

Twelve astronauts have walked on the moon, the last in 1972. Here are the names of those astronauts listed chronologically by the date of their walk. July 20, 1969—Apollo 11Neil Armstrong…

The Columbia Encyclopdia Sixth Edition

Editor Senior Editors Associate Editors Contributors Pronunciation Copy Editors Researchers and Editorial Assistants Publisher Assistant Director of the Press for Reference Publishing…