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Celebrating African American Inventors

Read about how inventors overcame harsh constraints in order to see their ideas come to life. by Ann Marie Imbornoni Madame C.J. Walker Related Links Black History Month…

Celebrating Samhain: Meaning & Traditions

Top of Page Samhain, pronounced “sah-win”, is also known as the Witches’ New Year. It is a significant festival at summer’s end, celebrated by people around the world. The origins of Halloween, a…

Branson

(Encyclopedia) Branson, city (2020 pop. 12,638), Taney and Stone cos., SW Mo.; inc. 1912. Located in the Ozark mountains, the town was originally…

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani made her name as the popular lead singer for the band No Doubt before going on to a solo career as a performer, TV personality and fashion designer. No Doubt, founded by Gwen's older…

Dorothy Kilgallen

Journalist and TV personality Dorothy Kilgallen was nearly forgotten for decades, until she was resurrected by the curious to play a minor role in the story of President John F. Kennedy’s…

Newspaper Reporter

Karen Nguyen Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am a reporter for a small daily newspaper in Southern California. I develop, research and write a variety of…

aerobics

(Encyclopedia) aerobicsaerobicsârōˈbiks [key], [Gr.,=with oxygen], system of endurance exercises that promote cardiovascular fitness by producing and sustaining an elevated heart rate for a prolonged…

Lauren Conrad

Lauren Conrad -- "LC" to her fans -- is the star of The Hills, a scripted "reality" show that debuted on MTV in May of 2006. She first experienced celebrity as a senior in high school, when she…

North West

Name at birth: North WestNorth West, the daughter of reality show star Kim Kardashian and musician Kanye West, was born on 15 June 2013 amid frenzied eruptions of celebrity gossip. Kim Kardashian is…

Truman Capote

Name at birth: Truman Streckfus PersonsThe author of Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and In Cold Blood (1966), Truman Capote was a successful writer whose flamboyant public persona sometimes…