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Captain James T. Kirk

Captain James T. Kirk was the commander, star, and hero of the original 1960s sci-fi TV series Star Trek. As played by William Shatner, Captain Kirk was an impetuous fist-fighting alpha male,…

Judges: 9

Judges Chapter 9 1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father…

Irving G. Thalberg Biography

Irving G. Thalberg movie executiveBorn: 5/30/1899Birthplace: New York City A film industry Wunderkind, Thalberg was promoted from his post as secretary to Universal Film Manufacturing in New…

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Biography

Whitney M. Young, Jr.social reformerBorn: 7/31/1921Birthplace: Lincoln Ridge, Ky. As executive director of the National Urban League (1961–1971) Young focused on gaining equality for blacks…

Walt Whitman: As I Ponder'd in Silence

As I Ponder'd in SilenceAs I ponder'd in silence, Returning upon my poems, considering, lingering long, A Phantom arose before me with distrustful aspect, Terrible in beauty, age, and power,…

Nancy Davis Reagan Biography

Nancy Davis ReaganFirst LadyBorn: 7/6/1921Birthplace: New York, New York Died: 3/6/2016 Deathplace: Los Angeles, CA Nancy Reagan was born Anne Frances Robbins in New York City. When she was…

Roy Bedichek Biography

Roy Bedichekwriter, teacher, naturalistBorn: 6/27/1878Birthplace: Cass County, Ill. Bedichek was born in his grandfather's log cabin in Illinois. His family moved to Texas as homesteaders in…

The Supreme Court: Deciding Property Rights

Deciding Property RightsThe Supreme CourtDeciding Property RightsProtecting Land and HomeSaving WetlandsProtecting Patents, Copyrights and TrademarksTrademark for Sex Shop Your home is your…