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Bill Frisell

NashvilleNonesuch By signing to an artsy-fartsy label like Nonesuch (which carries Richard Goode's Beethoven and historic stuff like George Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton piano roll…

Brewer's: Bill

(The ). The nose, also called the beak. Hence, “Billy” is slang for a pocket-handkerchief. Lastly came Winter, clothed all in frize, Chattering his teeth for cold that did him chill;…

Brewer's: Billings

(Josh). The nom de plume of H. W. Shaw, an American humorist, who died 1885. His Book of Sayings was published in 1866. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

The $10 Bill

The Question: What kind of car is on the back of the $10 bill? The Answer: According to the U.S. Treasury Department: "The engraved die of the Treasury…

$2 Bill

The Question: Is there still a $2 bill? The Answer: Yes. Yes, there is. The $2 bill is a bit of a mystery. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing makes…

Bille Burke

Bille Burke(Mary William Ethelbert Appleton)actressBorn: 8/7/1885Birthplace: Washington, D.C. The daughter of a singing clown in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Burke began acting at a young age and…

Bill Moyers

Bill Moyersjournalist, public officialBorn: 6/5/1934Birthplace: Hugo, Oklahoma Bill Moyers has had a long and varied career that includes a stint as deputy director of the Peace Corps (1961–63). A…

Bill Hartack

Bill HartackBorn: Dec. 9, 1932Jockey won Kentucky Derby 5 times (1957,60,62,64,69), Preakness 3 times (1956,64,69), and the Belmont once (1960).Leon HartG - JDoug Harvey

Bill Koch

Bill KochBorn: June 7, 1955Cross country skiing first highly accomplished American male in his sport; first American male to win a cross country Olympic medal when he took home a silver in…

Bill Mazeroski

Bill MazeroskiBorn: Sept. 5, 1936Baseball 2B career .260 hitter who won the 1960 World Series for Pittsburgh with a lead-off HR in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 7; the pitcher was…