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Charles Bronson Biography
Charles Bronson(Charles Buchinsky)actorBorn: 11/3/1921Birthplace: Ehrenfield, Pennsylvania He is best-known for his portrayals of steely eyed, impassive tough guys, as the harmonica-playing…Hattie McDaniel Biography
Hattie McDanielsinger and actressBorn: 1895Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas McDaniel began her career as a teen, performing for traveling Black minstrel shows in the West, and later sang in theaters and…Lesley Stahl Biography
Lesley StahlTV news reporterBorn: 12/16/1941Birthplace: Swampscott, Mass. Stahl graduated from Wheaton College in 1963. She has been a reporter for CBS News since the early 1970s, serving as…condensate
(Encyclopedia) condensate, matter in the form of a gas of atoms, molecules, or elementary particles that have been so chilled that their motion is virtually halted and as a consequence they lose…Collins, Patricia Hill
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Patricia Hill, 1948–, American sociologist and social theorist, b. Philadelphia, Ph.D. Brandeis University, 1984. A noted…Clark, George Rogers
(Encyclopedia) Clark, George Rogers, 1752–1818, American Revolutionary general, conqueror of the Old Northwest, b. near Charlottesville, Va.; brother of William Clark. A surveyor, he was interested…circus
(Encyclopedia) circus [Lat.,=ring, circle], historically, the arena associated with the horse and chariot races and athletic contests known in ancient Rome as the Circensian games. The Roman circus…trusteeship, territorial
(Encyclopedia) trusteeship, territorial, system of UN control for territories that were not self-governing. It replaced the mandates of the League of Nations. Provided for under chapters 12 and 13 of…Harry Potter Timeline: 2000 to the Present
The life and times of Harry Potter and his creator by Shmuel Ross and Mark Zurlo 1965-1999…1980 College Basketball NIT Tournament (32 teams)
Final Four at Madison Square Garden, New YorkFieldAlabama, Alabama-Birm., Boston College, Boston University, Bowling Green, UConn, Duquesne, Grambling, Illinois, Illinois St., Jacksonville,…