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Claude Shannon

Claude ShannonBorn: 1916 Pulse Code Modulation. Oliver and Shannon developed the first high-speed digital transmission system based on coded electronic pulses, making digital telephone…

Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones Jr.Born: Jan. 16, 1969Boxing robbed of gold medal at 1988 Olympics on a scoring error; still voted Outstanding Boxer of the Games; won IBF middleweight crown, beating Bernard…

Charles Grodin Biography

Charles Grodinactor, producerBorn: 4/21/1935Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A comedian who has played both romantic cads and evil villains with a straight face, Charles Grodin's diverse screen…

Speyer

(Encyclopedia) SpeyerSpeyershpīˈər [key], city (1994 pop. 49,310), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, on the Rhine River. The city, sometimes called Spires in English, is a river port and industrial…

Brando, Marlon

(Encyclopedia) Brando, Marlon, 1924–2004, American film actor, often described as the greatest of his generation, b. Omaha, Nebr. Regarded as the foremost practitioner of “method” acting as taught by…

Red Skelton

Red Skelton(Richard Bernard Skelton)comedian, actorBorn: 7/18/1913Birthplace: Vincennes, Indiana Skelton's father was a circus clown who died before Red was born. By age 15 Skelton was performing on…

Red Skelton Biography

Red Skelton(Richard Bernard Skelton)comedian, actorBorn: 7/18/1913Birthplace: Vincennes, Indiana Skelton's father was a circus clown who died before Red was born. By age 15 Skelton was performing on…

It All Starts Today

Director:Bertrand TavernierWriters:Dominique Sampiero, Bernard and Tiffany TavernierIndependent Artists Group; NR; 117 minutesRelease:9/00Cast:Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci…

William Thomas GRANAHAN, Congress, PA (1895-1956)

GRANAHAN William Thomas , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 26, 1895; attended parochial schools and La Salle Extension University at Chicago, Ill.; during the…