Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Ðикола ТеÑла; 10 July 1856 â 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
Klay Alexander Thompson (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of Mychal Thompson, the first overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft. He played high school basketball at Santa Margarita Catholic High School and college basketball at Washington State University.
Roderick David “Rod” Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and one of the best selling artists of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide.
Benghazi /bÉnËÉ¡ÉËzi/[note 1] is the second largest city in Libya, the capital of the Cyrenaica region (or ex-Province), and the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. The wider metropolitan area (which includes the southern towns of Gimeenis and Suluq) is also a district of Libya. The port city is located on the Mediterranean Sea.
Wilma Jeanne Cooper (October 25, 1928 â May 8, 2013), best known as Jeanne Cooper, was an American actress, best known for her Emmy Award winning role as Katherine Chancellor on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (1973â2013). At the time of her death, she was eighth on the all-time list of longest-serving soap opera actors in the United States.
Travis Alexander was killed on June 4, 2008, at his home in Mesa, Arizona; his killing and the subsequent criminal trial have received widespread media attention. Alexander’s injuries consisted of multiple stab wounds, a slit throat, and a shot to the head; the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
Michael Stanton “Mike” Jeffries (born July 15, 1944) is a businessman, the chairman and chief executive officer of Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Elizabeth Ann Smart-Gilmour (born November 3, 1987 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American activist and contributor for ABC News. She first gained widespread attention at the age of 14 when she was kidnapped from her home and recovered nine months later.
The kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard occurred on June 10, 1991, in South Lake Tahoe, California. Dugard was 11 years old at the time and was abducted from a street while she was walking from home to a school bus stop. Searches began immediately after the kidnapping, but no reliable leads were generated. She remained missing for more than 18 years.
Charles H. Ramsey (born 1950), is the Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department. Prior to assuming that post in January 2008, he had served as Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC) from 1998 to 2006.
