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Jon Bon Jovi Biography

Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi)musician, songwriterBorn: 3/2/1962Birthplace: Sayreville, New Jersey He gained fame in the mid-1980s as the lead singer of the hard-rock band Bon Jovi, whose albums…

Erma Bombeck Biography

Erma Bombeck(Erma Fiste)writer, humoristBorn: 2/21/1927Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio A journalist who left work to raise her family, Bombeck used her experiences as a suburban housewife and mother…

Gerald Rudolph Ford

Gerald Rudolph FordBorn: 7/14/1913Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie King Jr. in Omaha, Neb., on July 14, 1913, the only child of Leslie and Dorothy Gardner King. His…

Brewer's: A.U.C.

Anno urbis conditæ (Latin), “from the foundation of the city” i.e., Rome. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AaronA.E.I.O.U. A B C D E F G H I J K L…

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek 2003 Deaths

Madame Chiang Kai-ShekAge: 105 Chinese-born, American educated politician who, with her husband, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, led the Nationalists in their fight against the Communists for…

Brewer's: Golden Calf

We all worship the golden calf, i.e. money. The reference is to the golden calf made by Aaron when Moses was absent on Mount Sinai. (Exod. xxxii.) According to a common local tradition,…

Ralph Nader

Consumer advocate and presidential hopeful by Beth Rowen Nader is opposed to big insurance companies, "corporate welfare," and the "dangerous convergence of corporate and government…