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Laurance Rockefeller 2004 Deaths

Laurance RockefellerAge: 94 business executive and conservationist who was one of five grandsons of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller. He made his own fortune as a venture capitalist. Died: New…

Leon Danielian Biography

Leon Danielianballet dancer, choreographer and teacher Danielian was a versatile dancer, performing in traditional roles as well as comic parts and was known for his showmanship and flair.…

David Reimer 2004 Deaths

David ReimerAge: 38 subject of a medical experiment who was born a boy but raised as a girl. After a botched circumcision, Reimer was castrated, given female hormones, and renamed Brenda. His…

1971 Academy Awards

The 1971 Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureA Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick, producer (Warner Bros.)Fiddler on the…

Ed Danowski Biography

Ed DanowskiAge: 85 All-American halfback at Fordham during the 1932 and 1933 seasons; went on to play for the Giants from 1934 to 1939 and 1941; named to the All-NFL teams in 1935 and 1938,…

Show Me Love

Director/Writer:Lukas MoodyssonStrand Releasing; 89 minutes; NRRelease:10/99Cast:Alexandra Dahlstrom, Mathias Rust, Rebecca LiljebergIn Swedish with English subtitles From the land of IKEA…

Brewer's: Alexander's Beard

A smooth chin, no beard at all. An Amazonian chin. “Disgracëd yet with Alexander's bearde.” Gascoigne: The Steele Glas. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Alexandrian

Anything from the East was so called by the old chroniclers and romancers, because Alexandria was the depôt from which Eastern stores reached Europe. “Reclined on Alexandrian carpets” (i.e…

Russian Revolution: The Revolution of 1905

The Revolution of 1905 Rasputin and his coterie of admirers Related Links Russian Revolution: OriginsSt. PetersburgRussian HistoryRasputinWorld War IThe Russian Revolution of 1905…