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Edmund Muskie
Name at birth: Edmund Sixtus MuskieA former governor of Maine, Edmund Muskie was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958 and served until 1980. Edmund Muskie grew up in Maine, graduated from Bates College…The U.S.S. Sequoia
The Question: The Naval yacht U.S.S. Sequoia was the Presidential Yacht for which past President? The Answer: Built in 1925, the U.S.S. Sequoia…Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin was prime minister of Israel from 1977-1983. Begin was born in Russia (like another future prime minister, Golda Meir), and he studied in Poland, where he joined Zionist forces to…Freddie Prinze
Name at birth: Frederick Karl PruetzelFreddie Prinze was one of the most popular comedians in America when, tragically, he shot himself in 1977. The son of a Puerto Rican mother and a Hungarian…Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin was called "The Queen of Soul" and "Lady Soul," nicknames that were a tribute to her regal style and impassioned gospel-tinged vocals. The daughter of Rev. C. L. Franklin, a Detroit…Eleanor Mondale Poling
Eleanor Mondale Poling was the daughter of Walter Mondale, the prominent Minnesota politician who was vice president under Jimmy Carter and later U.S. ambassador to Japan. Eleanor Mondale graduated…The Closest Presidential Races
Presidential races that went to the wire by David Johnson and Beth Rowen Related Links Campaign 2016 Top Ten Closest U.S. Presidential Elections…Recent History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Next Facts & Figures Key Palestinian Figures Mahmoud Abbas Yasir Arafat Sala Fayyad Ismail Haniya Sheik Ahmed Yassin Key Israeli Figures Ehud Barak…Ronald Reagan
President of the United States from 1981-1989, Ronald Reagan was known as a staunch conservative, a cheery optimist, and an implacable foe of Soviet communism. Ronald Reagan began his career as a…The Blind Boys of Alabama
Higher GroundReal World The Rolling Stones have certainly been on the road a long time, but they've got a ways to go to catch up with The Blind Boys of Alabama, who are still going strong…Trending
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