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The 1942 Rose Bowl

The Question: In what city was the 1942 Rose Bowl played? The Answer: Due to wartime restrictions after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the 1942 Rose…

Josh Hartnett

Actor Josh Hartnett was a leading man of the boyish hunk variety when he got his start in the movies, appearing in the late 1990s in crowd-pleasers like Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and The Faculty…

James Watson

James Watson and fellow scientist Francis Crick are credited with being the first to describe the hidden double-helix structure of DNA molecules. They published their findings in the journal Nature…

Isoroku Yamamoto

Name at birth: Isoroku TakanoIsoroku Yamamoto is the Japanese admiral who planned and led the Japanese attack on United States forces at Pearl Harbor in 1941. Isoroku was born in Japan and adopted…

Caldwell EDWARDS, Congress, MT (1841-1922)

EDWARDS Caldwell , a Representative from Montana; born in Sag Harbor, Suffolk County, N.Y., January 8, 1841; was educated in the district schools; salesman and bookkeeper in dry-goods stores for…

Luzon

(Encyclopedia) LuzonLuzonl&oomacr;zŏnˈ [key], island (1990 pop. 30,797,458), 40,420 sq mi (104,688 sq km), largest, most populous, and most important of the Philippine Islands. As the major…

Long Island, island, United States

(Encyclopedia) Long Island (1990 pop. 6,861,454), 1,723 sq mi (4,463 sq km), 118 mi (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 mi (19–32 km) wide, SE N.Y.; fourth largest island of the United States and the…

Aleutian Islands

(Encyclopedia) Aleutian IslandsAleutian Islandsəl&oomacr;ˈshən [key], chain of rugged, volcanic islands curving c.1,200 mi (1,900 km) west from the tip of the Alaska Peninsula and approaching…

Before the Revolution

1763 Treaty of Paris. Ended the Seven Years War 1764 Sugar Act. Parliament, desiring revenue from its North American colonies, passed the first law specifically aimed at raising…

World War II Movies, Part 3

From "Schindler's List" to the summer blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" by Beth Rowen   Related Links Memorial Day Pearl Harbor Remembered Source: Internet Movie…