The first Native American person to be honored on a United States postage stamp was Pocahontas. Her portrait appeared on a 5-cent stamp issued in 1907 for the Jamestown Exposition, which marked the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia. The 1907 Jamestown issue The Jamestown Exposition series had three stamps: The portrait of … Read more
Polo G is an American rapper from Chicago known for melodic, emotional songs about growing up in a violent neighborhood, loss and success. He rose quickly from online singles to number one hits in just a few years. Early life Polo G, whose real name is Taurus Tremani Bartlett, was born on January 6, 1999, … Read more
SpongeBob SquarePants has been on television since 1999, but how old is the character himself? There are two answers: the character’s “official” birthday, and the age of the show itself. The birth date on his ID In the series, an ID card shown on screen gives SpongeBob’s birth date as July 14, 1986. Fans have … Read more
If you are trying to remember a space movie from 1992, the most likely answer is Alien 3, the third film in the Alien series. It was released in the United States in May 1992 by 20th Century Fox. Alien 3 After the events of Aliens (1986), Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, crash-lands on … Read more
Woman is singular: one adult female person. Women is plural: two or more. The spelling differs by one letter, which makes them easy to confuse in writing, especially when typing fast. Examples The same pattern applies to man and men, and to compounds: businesswoman/businesswomen, chairwoman/chairwomen. Pronunciation The vowel sound in the first syllable changes: So … Read more
