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Joan Didion Biography

Joan Didionjournalist, novelistBorn: 12/5/1934Birthplace: Sacramento, California Journalist and novelist who worked as a features editor at Vogue (1956–63) before becoming a freelance writer…

Sam Elliott

Sam ElliottactorBorn: 8/9/1944Birthplace: Sacramento, California A leading man known for his rugged good looks and gravelly voice, he first gained attention in the 1976 movie Lifeguard . His…

Molly Ringwald Biography

Molly Ringwald actressBorn: 2/18/1968Birthplace: Sacramento, California An early member of the Brat Pack., Ringwald epitomized the typical teenager in films such as Sixteen Candles (1984), The…

Sam Elliott Biography

Sam ElliottactorBorn: 8/9/1944Birthplace: Sacramento, California A leading man known for his rugged good looks and gravelly voice, he first gained attention in the 1976 movie Lifeguard . His…

Rush Limbaugh

Name at birth: Rush Hudson Limbaugh IIIRush Limbaugh was the outspoken, ultra-conservative and ultra-popular host of The Rush Limbaugh Show, a widely-syndicated radio show about American politics.…

Ernesto Galarza Biography

Ernesto Galarzalabor organizer, historian, professor, activistBorn: 1905Birthplace: Nayarit, Mexico, near Tepic When Ernesto Galarza was eight, he and his parents migrated to Sacramento,…

2005 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, David Lawrence Vigliarolo Bauer, 17, Hunter College High School, Bronx, N.Y., for developing a sensor for rapidly detecting…

Wyoming, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 WyomingWyomingwīōˈmĭng [key], least populous state in the United States, one of the Rocky Mt. states of the West. It is bordered by South Dakota and Nebraska (E), Colorado and…

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…