eɪ/ MOY-ay; born 18 June 1961) is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo (also known as Yaz), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist. What group was Alison Moyet before she…
3 (AP)—Amman, point of arrival for Pope Paul in Jordan today, was once called Philadelphia by the Greeks, who rebuilt it as one of the cities of the Decapolis. Before that it was called Rabbath Ammon when it was the capital of the Ammononites. Why was Amman called Philadelphia? Ptolemy…
It was a key Cold War event that began on October 4, 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite. The launch of Sputnik I rattled the American public. President Dwight D. Eisenhower referred to it as the “Sputnik Crisis”. Which movement was important during…
Organized religion had its beginnings in ancient Mesopotamia (in what is now modern Iraq) and in Egypt more than five thousand years ago. The religious systems in these areas blended political with spiritual elements in a type of government known as a theocracy, or rule by divine guidance. Type of…
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaws region on the border of North and South Carolina. The exact location of his birth is uncertain, and both states have claimed him as a native son; Jackson himself maintained he was from South Carolina. Did Jackson come from…
Meet the Wives. Anne of Cleves | PBS. nne of Cleves has traditionally been classified as a Lutheran Protestant – a fact that sparked great alarm on the part of Catherine of Aragon’s daughter, Mary, who feared her future stepmother was a heretic. Did Anne of Cleves convert to Catholicism?…
Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California. Her family lived in several communities in Northern California before settling in Santa Clara. Both of her parents were Chinese immigrants. Her father, John Tan, was an electrical engineer and Baptist minister who came to America to escape the turmoil of the Chinese…
Luck was also co-valedictorian of his graduating class in 2008. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Luck was listed as the No. 4 pro-style quarterback in the class of 2008. He played in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Could Andrew Luck have been a Hall of Famer? The…
We in the West are accustomed to seeing the Persians as the “them” to a Greek “us.” There was no Athenian-style democracy for the Persians, but an absolute monarchy that denied the individual, common man his say in political life. What type of government did ancient Persia have? Type of…
The Macintosh (mainly Mac since 1998) is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. (originally as Apple Computer, Inc.) since January 1984. Apple created their first laptops in 1991 and since then has developed outstanding computers which have becoming cult classics with those who work…