Jeffrey Hunter (born Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.; November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969) was an American film and television actor and producer known for his roles in films such as The Searchers and King of Kings. On television, Hunter is known for his 1965 role…

seat of the Supreme Court of the United States of America

Henri, Count of Chambord and Duke of Bordeaux (French: Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, duc de Bordeaux, comte de Chambord; 29 September 1820 – 24 August 1883) was the Legitimist pretender to the throne of France as Henri V from 1844 until…

The biggest thing in the universe is 10 billion light-years across.

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

memorial & museum in New York City commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks

restaurant opened by Colonel Sanders

Prion disease of the human brain

Yep, that can happen.

editorial published in the New York Times on October 9, 1903

A type of extended prison visit for the legal spouse of an inmate

Laura Silsby, an American who took it upon herself to find new homes for Haitian children who lost parents in the 2010 Haitian Earthquake was moved to action by harrowing photos of children in distress. During her attempt to bring the children across the…

educational institution in Bath, England, UK

that was diagnosed at term. The diagnosis was suspected clinically and on an abdominopelvic ultrasonogram. At laparotomy, the diagnosis of an intrahepatic pregnancy was confirmed. The 2,800-g live neonate was delivered successfully, and the placenta was left…

primary concourse of Grand Central Terminal in New York City

One of the most common questions we get asked is how do fish undergo surgery? Yes, fish surgery can be performed just as easily as in...

One of the most important Civil Rights Leaders in the 20th century, behind perhaps only the giants of the movement such as Martin Luther King Jr. WEB

Ed Catmull has aphantasia, as do some of the world's best animators at Pixar.

UCLA becomes a harbinger of the modern era as it launches ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet, from its Measurement Center in September. UCLA becomes the first "node" of the internet, and the first message goes from UCLA to the Stanford Research…

ship operating under charter to the British East India Company

system that allows direct communication between the leaders of the United States and Russia