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September 2017 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

Myron Virgil GEORGE, Congress, KS (1900-1972)

GEORGE Myron Virgil , a Representative from Kansas; born in Erie, Neosho County, Kans., January 6, 1900; attended the grade schools and graduated from Labette County High School at Altamont, Kans…

Fred Dickinson LETTS, Congress, IA (1875-1965)

LETTS Fred Dickinson , a Representative from Iowa; born near Ainsworth, Washington County, Iowa, April 26, 1875; attended the common schools of Washington County; was graduated from Parsons…

ZaSu Pitts Biography

ZaSu PittsactressBorn: 1/3/1894Birthplace: Parsons, Kan. The name “ZaSu”" was created because her two aunts, Eliza and Susan, each wanted the baby named after them. Pitts started working as…

Tom Ford Biography

fashion designerBorn: August 27, 1961Birthplace: Austin, Texas In 1979, at the age of 16, Tom Ford left Santa Fe for Great Barrington, Massachusetts to attend Bard…

William Ezekiel ANDREWS, Congress, NE (1854-1942)

ANDREWS William Ezekiel , a Representative from Nebraska; born near Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, December 17, 1854; became an orphan in early youth; worked as a farm hand, and attended the…

Henry WATTERSON, Congress, KY (1840-1921)

WATTERSON Henry , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Washington, D.C., February 16, 1840; completed preparatory studies under private tutors; attended the Academy of the Diocese of Pennsylvania…

2003 Academy Awards

The 2003 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre.Best PictureThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh,…