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Leo Tolstoy Biography

Leo Tolstoynovelist, philosopherBorn: 9/9/1828Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia Novelist and philosopher considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His pacifist beliefs were often…

Ray Bolger Biography

Ray Bolgerdancer, actorBorn: 1/10/1904Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts A popular entertainer who appeared on film in numerous musicals, including Sweethearts (1938), The Harvey Girls (…

John Dos Passos Biography

John Dos PassosnovelistBorn: 1/14/1896Birthplace: American novelist who wrote the trilogies U.S.A. (completed 1936) and District of Columbia (completed 1949), as well as several other…

Individual NBA Scoring Champions

Season Player, Team G FG 3FG1FT Pts Avg1953–54 Neil Johnston, Philadelphia Warriors 72 591 —577 1,759 24.41954–55 Neil Johnston, Philadelphia Warriors 72 521 —589 1,631 22.71955–56 Bob Pettit…

Mass Market Paperback

Source: Publishers Weekly. For One More Day, Mitch Albom Cross, James Patterson Dear John, Nicholas Sparks Next, Michael…

August 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of August 2009. Ex-Representative William Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme (Aug. 5): Former…

Jim Kensil Biography

Jim KensilAge: 66 former president of the New York Jets for 11 years and assistant to Commissioner Pete Rozelle; he began his career as a sports writer at the Columbus Dispatch and moved on…

Edith Hurd Biography

Edith Hurd author Hurd introduced young readers to topics ranging from the earth to firemen to whales. She collaborated with her illustrator husband, Clement Hurd, who died in 1988, on more…

William HARRISON, Jr., Congress, MD

HARRISON, William, Jr., a Delegate from Maryland; born in Maryland, birth date unknown; member of the Continental Congress, 1786; engaged in shipbuilding at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md.,…