1987 - First Female Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Aretha Franklin, popularly known as the Queen of Soul, was a trailblazer in the world of music. Born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee, she was raised in Detroit, Michigan where her father served as a pastor and she began...
Information on Ohio's economy, government, culture, state map and flag, major cities, points of interest, famous residents, state motto, symbols, nicknames, and other trivia.
1969 - "Beautiful Ohio" is the Ohio State Song 1972 - Gahanna is the State Herb capital of Ohio 1975 - The Ladybug was selected as the Ohio State Insect 1985 - Isotelus (Trilobite) was designated as the Ohio State Invertebrate Fossil "Hang on Sloopy" is the Ohio State Rock song 198...
The son of a State Department official, Jorma Kaukonen, Jr. was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, with occasional extended trips outside the United States. He was a devotee of rock-and-roll in the Buddy Holly era, but soon developed a love for the blues and bluegrass that...
Ronnie Spector, born Veronica Bennett, was a pioneering voice and face of rock and roll and the unforgettable lead singer of The Ronettes. Emerging from Spanish Harlem, Spector and her band became icons of the 1960s with hits like “Be My Baby,” known for its lush production and her powe...
Ohio, a U.S. state since 1803, has sent seven presidents to the White House and is home to the rock and roll and National Football League halls of fame.
After the Civil War, Ohio's industry expanded rapidly. Benjamin Goodrich opened a rubber plant in Akron. John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in Cleveland. Ohio became a top manufacturing state of machinery and furniture. With the growth of the iron and steel industries, shipping...
Born in Ottawa on a Friday of today’s date in 1953, the erstwhile president of the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, and Columbus Blue Jackets (for whom he was also an interim GM) now serves as a senior advisor to management in Ohio’s hockey hotbed. After breaking into the NHL ...
Genders Rock, Rock and roll, Pop Zodiac sign Gemini Biography in other languages Español Biography of Paul McCartney Paul McCartney (born June 18, 1942) is a singer. He was born in Liverpool, England. His mother, Mary Patricia, was a nurse, while his father, James McCartney, was a vol...
Under Armour moved operations from a rowhouse in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, which belonged to Kevin Plank’s grandmother, to an all-new headquarters and warehouse in Baltimore, MD, the city it has called home ever since. 2003...