His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in Bavaria, Germany. He is the reigning 265th pope, serving as the bishop of Rome, Patriarch of the West, head

Christopher Columbus was an explorer and trader who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas on October 12, 1492 under the flag of Castile. History places a great significance on his landing in

Thirty-Fifth President. Born: May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Died: November 22, 1963. Killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas. Married to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy. On November 22, 1963, when he was

Margaret LeAnn Rimes is a popular American country music singer. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Rimes emerged with her first single, «Blue», when she was just thirteen years of age. She is most recognized for

Eminem, one of today’s most controversial and popular rappers. He currently lives in Clinton Charter Township, Michigan in the outskirts of Detroit. Brought to fame by rapper/producer Dr. Dre, Eminem is perhaps best known

Dolley Payne Todd Madison, wife of President James Madison, who served from 1809 until 1817. She also occasionally acted as what is now described as First Lady of the United States during the administration

Forty-First President. Born: June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts. Married to Barbara Pierce Bush. George Bush brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct them toward

Twenty-Ninth President. Born: November 2, 1865 in Corsica, Ohio. Died: August 2, 1923 during his presidency while visiting San Francisco, California. Married to Florence Kling Harding Before his nomination, Warren G. Harding declared, «America’s

Eighteenth President. Born: April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Died: July 23, 1885 in Mount McGregor, New York. Married to Julia Dent Grant. Late in the administration of Andrew Johnson, Gen. Ulysses S.

Rosa Louise Parks is a retired African-American seamstress and figure in the American Civil Rights Movement, most famous for her refusal in 1955 to give up a bus seat to a white man who

Michael Kirk Douglas is an American actor and producer, primarily in movies and television. Douglas’s first television exposure was that of Karl Malden’s young college-educated partner, Insp. Steve Keller, in the popular 1970s crime

Second President. Born: October 30 1735 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Died: July 4, 1826 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Married to Abigail Smith Adams. Learned and thoughtful, John Adams was more remarkable as a political

Jonathan Houseman Davis is the frontman and vocalist of the popular hard rock band Korn. He is the half-brother of Mark Chavez. Jonathan gave himself the nickname «HIV» represented by the tattoo on his

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And look down one as far as I could To where it bent

Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress and pop music singer. After gaining prominence in the television show Lizzie McGuire, she has since gone onto a film career, with roles in mainstream pictures such

Twentieth President. Born: November 19, 1831, in Orange, Ohio. Died: September 19, 1881, in Elbberon, New Jersey after being shot July 2 in Washington D. C. Married to Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. As the last

Jay-Z is a rap/hip hop performer and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Early career. Originally from the Marcy Projects in the

Jessica Ann Simpson is an American pop singer who rose to fame during the late 1990s. She has starred with her husband Nick Lachey in the MTV reality show Newlyweds, released her own line