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Katherine Anne Porter Biography
Katherine Anne Portershort-story writer, novelistBorn: 5/15/1890Birthplace: Indian Creek, Texas Pulitzer Prize-winning short-story writer and novelist whose elegant prose earned her wide…Penelope Ann Miller Biography
Penelope Ann MilleractressBorn: 1/13/1964Birthplace: Los Angeles Miller's performance in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues (1988; she had previously appeared in the Broadway play) won critical…Lesley-Anne Down Biography
Lesley-Anne DownactressBorn: 3/17/1954Birthplace: London, England Actress best known for her role in the British TV series, Upstairs, Downstairs. She went on to star in several feature films…Richard B. Cheney, 2000 News
former congressman and oil services company executive, was plucked from his lucrative post as CEO of Halliburton Co. in July to become Gov. George W. Bush's running mate. A staunch…Cabinet Members Under B. Harrison
Secretary of State James G. Blaine, 1889John W. Foster, 1892Secretary of the Treasury William Windom, 1889Charles Foster, 1891Secretary of War Redfield Proctor, 1889Stephen B. Elkins,…John B. Keane 2002 Deaths
John B. KeaneAge: 73 Irish novelist and playwright who penned The Field, which was adapted for film in 1990. Died: Listowel, Ireland, May 30, 2002Yousuf KarshG - LThomas J. KellyJohnnie B. Hunt 2006 Deaths
Johnnie B. HuntAge: 79 entrepreneur who created J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the largest publicly traded trucking company in the country.Died: Goshen, Ark., Dec. 7, 2006Barnard HughesG -…Samuel F. B. Morse Biography
Samuel F. B. MorseAmerican artist and inventorBorn: 1791 Although he is remembered as the inventor of the telegraph, Samuel Morse’s first career was as an artist. From 1810 through the 1830s…Ida B. Wells-Barnett Biography
Ida B. Wells-Barnettjournalist, activistBorn: 1862Birthplace: Holly Springs, Miss. Her parents were slaves when Wells was born and died from yellow fever when she was 14. By 1891 Wells was…Dr. Charles B. Huggins Biography
Dr. Charles B. HugginsAge: 95 winner of Nobel Prize for discoveries that led to drug treatment for cancer and to modern treatment of prostate and breast cancer. Died: Jan. 12, 1997.Ralph…Trending
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