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Biographies: Notable Jazz Musicians

Notable Jazz Musicians Bessie Smith See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists Asian…

U.S. History

/**/ Independence Hall in Philadelphia was where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed. Read about the American flag, famous firsts in America, territorial expansion, U.S…

History Features

Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…

Gung ho, Tycoon, Amuck

Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Asian Loan Words Introduction Words derived from: Chinese & KoreanJapaneseMalay & TagalogPolynesianOne of the chief…

Malay & Tagalog Words

Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Asian Loan Words IntroductionWords derived from: Chinese & KoreanJapaneseMalay & Tagalog PolynesianMalay (Malaysia and…

Margaret Cho Biography

Margaret Choactress, comedianBorn: 12/5/1968Birthplace: San Francisco Cho, the daughter of Korean immigrants, grew up in San Francisco's Haight district in the 1970s. Needless to say, her…

Ellis & Angel Islands

A look at the role these two islands have played in immigration over the years 1892 Ellis Island opens as an immigration station in New York harbor. 1907 In a single day, 11,747…