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Biography and AutobiographyNorman Thomas: The Last Idealist, W. A. SwanbergChildren's LiteratureThe Master Puppeteer, Katherine PatersonContemporary ThoughtThe Uses of Enchantment: The…African American Inventors
Thomas L. Jennings (1791–1859)A tailor in New York City, Jennings is credited with being the first African American to hold a U.S. patent…Senior PGA Majors: The Tradition
Edition:9thDates:Apr. 3–6Site: Desert Mt. Cochise Course, Scottsdale, Ariz.Par:36-36—72 (6954 yards)Purse:$1,200,000 1234TotEarnings1Gil Morgan66-66-67-67—266$180,0002Isao Aoki66-68-70-68—…Brewer's: Morganatic Marriage
(A). A marriage in which the wife does not take the husband's rank, because legally, or according to court bye-laws, the marriage is not recognised. This sort of marriage is effected when…Halle Berry Biography
Halle Berry actress, modelBorn: 8/14/1966Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Oscar-winning actress who as a high school cheerleader and beauty queen was the first African American to represent the…Alan Hale Jr. Biography
Alan Hale Jr.actorBorn: 3/8/1918Birthplace: Los Angeles Hearty, large character actor much like his father who first appeared as a teenager in 1933's Wild Boys of the Road. He worked in bit…The 2005 Class of Inductees
Matthias Baldwin, 1795–1866, Steam Locomotive. Baldwin was the first American to build steam locomotives of the same quality as were made in Europe. His “Old Ironsides” was the first…Volleyball
First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. and was originally called "mintonette".…Volleyball
First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. and was originally called "mintonette".…Trending
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