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Jack Benny Biography
Jack Benny(Benjamin Kubelsky)comedianBorn: 2/14/1894Birthplace: Chicago Emmy Award-winning radio and television comedian remembered for his self-ridicule, his awful violin playing and his stinginess…Jack the Ripper Quiz
Jack the Ripper is one of the world's most infamous serial killers and to this day, has never been identified. But what facts do you know about the Ripper's crime spree that sent the entirety of…Jack Kent Cooke
Jack Kent CookeBorn: Oct. 25, 1912Football sole owner of NFL Washington Redskins from 1985-97; teams won 2 Super Bowls (1988,92); also owned NBA Lakers and NHL Kings in LA; built LA Forum for…Escorial
(Encyclopedia) EscorialEscorialĕskôrˈēəl, Span. āskōrēälˈ [key] or EscurialEscorialĕsky&oobreve;rˈēəl [key], monastery and palace, in New Castile, central Spain, near Madrid. One of the finest…Smith, Seba
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Seba, 1792–1868, American humorist, b. Buckfield, Maine. He founded the Portland Courier in 1829 and in it began (1830) a series of humorous letters on politics under the pen…Blackheath
(Encyclopedia) Blackheath, common, 267 acres (108 hectares) in Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs, London, England. It was the gathering place of highwaymen and of several martial groups, including the…euchre
(Encyclopedia) euchreeuchrey&oomacr;ˈkər [key], card game, played usually by four persons (two sets of partners). The game originated among the Amish and was a popular card game in America in the…Katy Jurado 2002 Deaths
Katy JuradoAge: 78 Mexican actress best known in the U.S. for her roles as Gary Cooper's former mistress in High Noon and Spencer Tracy's wife in Broken Lance. Died: Cuernavaca, Mexico, July…Yousuf Karsh 2002 Deaths
Yousuf KarshAge: 93 photographer best known for his formal portraits of celebrities, World War II leaders, and artists. His subjects included Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, Ernest…Charles Kaman
Charles Kaman Born: 1919 Rotor Control Mechanism for Rotary Aircraft. In 1947, Kaman revolutionized helicopter safety and…Trending
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