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British Library

(Encyclopedia) British Library, national library of Great Britain, located in London; one of the world's great libraries. Long a part of the British Museum, the library collection originated in 1753…

Writers

  Achebe, Rousseau, Yourcenar, and more A-B | C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | R-S | T-Z   Achebe, Chinua Adams, Henry Addison, Joseph Aesop Agee, James Agnon, S. Y. Alcott,…

Frenchy Bordagaray 2000 Deaths

Frenchy BordagarayAge: 90 third baseman and outfielder on Casey Stengel's Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1930s who showed up to spring training with a mustache hoping to be the first player to sport…

Joseph CALHOUN, Congress, SC (1750-1817)

CALHOUN Joseph , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Staunton, Augusta County, Va., October 22, 1750; moved with his father to South Carolina in 1756 and settled in Granville District,…

Samuel Hollingsworth YOUNG, Congress, IL (1922)

YOUNG Samuel Hollingsworth , a Representative from Illinois; born in Casey, Clark County, Ill., December 26, 1922; graduated from Urbana High School, Urbana, Ill., 1940; LL.B., University of…

Hedda Hopper Biography

Hedda Hopper(Elda Furry)actress, gossip columnistBorn: 6/2/1890Birthplace: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania She began her career as a chorus girl on Broadway, where she met and married DeWolf…

Committed

Director/Writer:Lisa KruegerMiramax; R; 97 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Heather Graham, Casey Affleck, Luke Wilson Heather Graham's strangely immaterial sexuality is the main attraction of…

Charles Murray TURPIN, Congress, PA (1878-1946)

TURPIN Charles Murray , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pa., March 4, 1878; attended the public and high schools and Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa.; served…