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Nam June Paik 2006 Deaths
Nam June PaikAge: 73 artist, known as “the father of video art,” who created the video synthesizer, which can paint screens, produce images, and reverse images on a video monitor. In his…Alistair Cooke 2004 Deaths
Alistair CookeAge: 95 British-born journalist and television and radio host whose commentary on American culture found a wide audience in both the U.S. and the UK. Cooke hosted the weekly BBC…Wilson Greatbatch
Wilson Greatbatch Born: 1919Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y. Medical cardiac pacemaker—Greatbatch's was trained as an electrical engineer but his research combined engineering with medical…Dr. Harold Gores
Dr. Harold GoresBorn: Sept. 20, 1909Educator and first president of Education Facilities Laboratories in New York in 1964 hired Monsanto Co. to produce a synthetic turf that kids could play…Whitlow Wyatt Biography
Whitlow WyattAge: 91 hard-throwing right-hander who won 22 games in 1941 and helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win their first league title in 21 years; won 70 games for Dodgers from 1940-43; broke…C. Vann Woodward 1999 Deaths
C. Vann Woodward,Age: 91 Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller and historian who chronicled the upheaval of the turbulent South, as well as its culture. In his books, Woodward, an expert on race…Tom Clancy Biography
Tom Clancy novelistBorn: 4/12/1947Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland A former insurance salesman, he is known for his best-selling thrillers, including The Hunt for Red October (1984), Patriot…United Kingdom Government
Rulers of England and Great Britain British Prime ministers Current Government Officials of United Kingdom Ruler: Queen Elizabeth II Gordon Brown Tony Blair British…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Young Highland Rover
by Robert Burns Song-My Peggy's CharmsBirthday Ode For 31st December, 1787The Young Highland Rover Tune-"Morag." Loud blaw the frosty breezes, The snaws the mountains…Eric Clapton Biography
Eric Clapton(Eric Clapp)blues-rock singer, guitarist, composerBorn: 3/30/1945Birthplace: Ripley, England Grammy Award-winning blues-rock singer, guitarist and composer whose virtuosic guitar…Trending
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