WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12: FRANK SINATRA

Profile America -- Saturday, December 12th. One of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century was born on this date in 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey -- Frank Sinatra. He gained popularity while singing with Tommy Dorsey, and matured from a teen idol to one of the premier singers of American popular music. Sinatra also became a well thought of actor, starring in such movies as "From Here to Eternity," "The Man With the Golden Arm," and "High Society." He won an Academy Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and 11 Grammy's. Songs by Frank Sinatra have been continuously available for more than half a century, and are among the more than $10 billion worth of sound recordings sold each year in the U.S. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 589

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 1102

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).

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