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Noah Beery Biography

Noah BeeryactorBorn: 1/17/1884Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri A silent- and sound-era film actor, he is especially remembered for playing villains in such westerns as The Big Stampede (…

William Powell

Name at birth: William Horatio PowellWilliam Powell became a star of the big screen in the 1930s, as the model of sharp-edged, sophisticated wit in films such as The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (…

May 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society U.S. Missile…

Disasters in 2008

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December January Jan. 1-4, Kenya: more than 300 people are killed and thousands of houses, farms…

U.S. Tornadoes

Find a list of the most deadly and intense tornadoes in the U.S. with casualty information.   1840 May 6, Natchez, Miss.: tornado struck heart of the city, killing 317 and injuring over 1,…

May Current Events 2023: U.S. News

Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

Current Events This Week: May 2023

Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of May 2023…

Top 50 Cities in the U.S. by Population & Rank

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesThe United States is one of the largest countries in the world by land mass. It’s no surprise that some of the world’s largest cities are located there. What are the…