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Reggie Bush

Name at birth: Reginald Alfred Bush IIReggie Bush won the 2005 Heisman Trophy as college football's best player while he was a running back at the University of Southern California. He had gained 6,…

Otello

Music:Giuseppe VerdiLibretto:Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's OthelloPremiere:Milan, February 5, 1887 Although Verdi planned to retire from composing, he was tempted by Boito's libretto…

Noble Jones GREGORY, Congress, KY (1897-1971)

GREGORY Noble Jones , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., August 30, 1897; attended private and public schools and was graduated from Mayfield (Ky.) High School…

Leona Helmsley

Known as "the Queen of Mean," Leona Helmsley was the wealthy wife and then widow of New York real estate tycoon Harry Helmsley (1909-1997). Leona Helmsley for many years made the annual Forbes list…

Got Milk Substitutes

Federal Dietary Guidelines recommend two to three servings of milk, yogurt, or cheese daily in order to ingest the necessary amount of calcium. Yet the majority…

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen(Edgar Bergren)ventriloquist, comedianBorn: 2/16/1903Birthplace: Chicago A vaudeville performer with a popular night-club act, Bergen, with his sidekick/dummy, Charlie McCarthy,…

Walter Cronkite Biography

Walter Cronkitenews broadcasterBorn: 11/4/1916Birthplace: St. Joseph, Missouri News broadcaster often called “the most trusted journalist” in the United States, Cronkite anchored The CBS…