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Jordin Sparks Biography

singerBorn: December 22, 1989Birthplace: Staten Island, New YorkBest Known as: American Idol winner, 2007 Jordin Sparks has been singing since she was 18 months old…

Freddy Fender 2006 Deaths

Freddy FenderAge: 69 country singer known early in his career as the “El Bebop kid” whose 1975 song “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” topped the pop and country charts. Died: Corpus Christi,…

Aesop's Fables: The Kingdom of the Lion

by Aesop The Heifer and the OxThe Ass and his DriverThe Kingdom of the Lion When the Lion reigned over the beasts of the earth he was never cruel or tyrannical, but as gentle and just as a…

Aesop's Fables: The Tortoise and the Eagle

by Aesop The Man and the LionThe Kid on the HousetopThe Tortoise and the Eagle A Tortoise, discontented with his lowly life, and envious of the birds he saw disporting themselves in the…

Riddick Bowe

Riddick BoweBorn: Aug. 10, 1967Boxer won world world heavyweight title with unanimous dec. over champion Evander Holyfield on Nov. 13, 1992; lost title to Holyfield on maj. dec. Nov. 6, 1993…

Conrad Hall 2003 Deaths

Conrad HallAge: 76 Academy Award–winning cinematographer known for his naturalistic style. He won Oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and American Beauty. His other credits include…

Richard Crenna 2003 Deaths

Richard CrennaAge: 76 prolific character actor who began his 65-year show-business career as a child in radio. Known for his broad range, Crenna played a squeaky-voiced teen in Our Miss…

Helen Beardsley 2000 Deaths

Helen BeardsleyAge: 70 mother and author whose book, Who Gets the Drumstick, chronicled the logistical nightmare of raising 20 children. A widow with eight children, she married a widower…

Sam Solomon 1998 Deaths

Sam SolomonAge: 83 trained some of boxing's top heavyweights, including Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks and Sonny Liston; former amateur boxer and catcher in the Negro Leagues; became a trainer in…

Budd Boetticher 2001 Deaths

Budd BoetticherAge: 85 director who helmed several low-budget but highly regarded Westerns in the 1950s and '60s. Randolph Scott starred in seven of Boetticher's films, including Comanche…