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Million Dollar Bill?
The Question: Is there a million dollar bill? If so, whose picture is on it? The Answer: Sorry to disappoint you, but the largest bill ever…Brewer's: Cooing and Billing
like Philip and Mary on a shilling. The reference is to coins struck in the year 1555, in which Mary and her consort are placed face to face, and not cheek by jowl, the usual way. Still…Brewer's: Bloody Bill
The 31 Henry VIII., c. 14, which denounced death, by hanging or burning, on all who denied the doctrine of transubstantiation. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Posting-Bills
Before the Great Fire the space for foot-passengers in London was defended by rails and posts; the latter served for theatrical placards and general announcements, which were therefore…Bill Paxton Biography
Bill Paxton actorBorn: 5/17/1955Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas With a film like the blockbuster Titanic (1997) on his resume, the future looks promising for Paxton. But that was not always the…New $20 Bill
The U.S. Treasury adopted a new design for the $20 dollar bill in fall 2003. The new bill incorporates security features introduced in the 1990s, including a watermark and a security thread—…Bill Pullman Biography
Bill Pullman actor, producerBorn: 12/17/1954Birthplace: Hornell, New York Playing the President of the United States in the film Independence Day (1996) was not Bill Pullman's original plan.…Bill Cosby Biography
Bill Cosbyactor, comedianBorn: 7/12/1937Birthplace: Philadelphia Emmy and Grammy Award-winning television and film actor and comedian who was the first African-American to star in a television…Bill Monroe Biography
Bill Monroe bluegrass musicianBorn: 9/13/1911Birthplace: Rosine, Kentucky The father of bluegrass, Monroe created the genre with his mandolin playing, high, lonesome tenor and nostalgic songs.…Bille Burke Biography
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…Trending
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