Art Garfunkel was born on November 5, 1941 in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City.  Some know him best for the work he did as part of the duo Simon and Garfunkel.  He has also achieved great success as a solo artist with hits such as the remake of I Only Have Eyes for [...]

The horror that was the holocaust ended in 1945, but left more than six million Jews dead in its wake.  The events that make up the Holocaust took place all over Europe.  Concentration camps could be found in Germany, Austria, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Italy  and many other Nazi occupied countries.   Some were labor [...]

Eros Ramazzotti is an Italian singer who has found popularity all over the world.  Born on October 28, 1963 in the Rome suburb of Cinecitta, Ramazzotti began dreaming of a career as a singer when he was just a child.  He found some success early on, but it was the release of his third album, [...]

Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of most well-known dancers of our time.  Even people who are otherwise unfamiliar with prominent figures in ballet will recognize this name.  Baryshnikov was born on January 28, 1948 in Riga, Latvia.  At that time, it was part of the USSR.  Today, Latvia is independent.  The dancer defected from the USSR in [...]

Baseball icon Joe Torre was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York.   He became a professional baseball player at age 20, and spent time playing for the Atlana Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets.  After his career as a player was over, he took on the role of manager.  [...]

Pop singer Kate Ryan was born on July 22, 1980 in Tessenderlo, Belgium.   She was playing guitar and piano by the time she was eight years old.  At sixteen she joined the pop group Melt, but quit the group for a solo career after two years.  Her first solo release, Scream for More, was a [...]

Wolves are able to live in basically the same places that humans can thrive.  As long as there is food available, wolves could survive.   Wolves can be found in Canada, Alaska, and in parts of Minnesota, Idaho, Washington, Montana and Wisconsin.  These close relatives of domestic dogs used to live all over the United States, [...]

The beloved author of the famed Harry Potter series of books was born in Gloucesthire, England on July 31, 1965.  Today, Rowling lives in Scotland with her husband, Neil Murray, and her three children.  While writing was an early ambition, her first attempts didn’t amount to much.  That all changed in 1997 when the world [...]

George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States of America, was born in New Haven, Connecticut on July 6, 1946.  Even though he was born in a yankee state, he grew up in Midland and Houston Texas.  Since taking office on January 20, 2001, home has been The White House.  When his second [...]

The average human liver weighs just three and a half pounds, but it performs several functions that are vital for good health.  Located on the right side of the upper abdomen to the right of the stomach, the liver is both the largest organ in the body and the largest gland.  Below are some of [...]