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Hector (Toe) Blake

Hector (Toe) BlakeBorn: Aug. 21, 1912Hockey LW led Montreal to 2 Stanley Cups as a player and 8 more as coach; regular season MVP in 1939.Died: May 17, 1995Bonnie BlairA - CFelix (Doc)…

Bob Costas

Bob CostasBorn: Mar. 22, 1952Radio-TV NBC broadcaster who has been anchor for NBA, NFL and Summer Olympics as well as baseball play-by-play man; 11-time Emmy winner as studio host/play-by-…

langue d'oc and langue d'oïl

(Encyclopedia) langue d'oclangue d'ocläNg dôk [key] and langue d'oïllangue d'oïldôēlˈ [key], names of the two principal groups of medieval French dialects. Langue d'oc (literally, “language of yes”)…

Lionel Chapman Biography

Lionel Chapman television producer During his 20-year career in broadcast journalism, Chapman worked on ABC's Nightline and other ABC News productions. He won five Emmy awards, two Peabody…

George Blanda

George BlandaBorn: Sept. 17, 1927Football QB-PK was pro football's all-time leading scorer (2,002 points) until 2000 when he was finally passed by kicker Gary Anderson; led Houston to 2 AFL…

Matt Christopher 1997 Deaths

Matt Christopherwriter Christopher wrote more than 120 sports novels for children, most of which featured underdogs who triumph. He is best known for The Lucky Baseball Bat. He also wrote…

Paddy Chayefsky Biography

Paddy ChayefskySidney ChayefskywriterBorn: 1/29/1923Birthplace: Bronx, New York Chayefsky's first foray into Hollywood in the 1940s ended when he left in disgust after losing control of a screenplay…

Paddy Chayefsky

Paddy ChayefskySidney ChayefskywriterBorn: 1/29/1923Birthplace: Bronx, New York Chayefsky's first foray into Hollywood in the 1940s ended when he left in disgust after losing control of a screenplay…

Oregon

  Oregon State Information Capital: Salem Official Name: State of Oregon Organized as a territory/republic: August 14, 1848 Entered Union (rank): February 14, 1859 (33rd state) Present…

Joan Chen Biography

Joan Chenactress, directorBorn: 4/26/1961Birthplace: Shanghai, China Chen has found critical and commercial success in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and China. Her film career began in China, at age 14, when…