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Richard Fleischer 2006 Deaths

Richard FleischerAge: 89 film director whose hits include 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Fantastic Voyage. Died: Los Angeles, March 25, 2006Cy FeuerA - FGerald R. Ford…

Frankie Frisch

Frankie FrischBorn: Sept. 9, 1898Baseball 2B played on 8 NL pennant winners in 19 years with NY and St. Louis; hit .300 or better 11 years in a row (1921-31); MVP in 1931; player-manager from…

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Marian Wright EdelmanJohn EdwardsJohn EhrlichmanMamie Geneva Doud EisenhowerEleanor of AquitaineJoycelyn Jones EldersDaniel EllsbergOlaudah EquianoMarch Fong EuDonald EvansMedgar EversMyrlie…

Philip Buchen 2001 Deaths

Philip BuchenAge: 85 attorney who led a group that worked secretly in 1974, making plans for Vice President Gerald Ford's transition to the presidency if President Nixon were to resign. He…

Jay W. Forrester

Jay W. Forrester Born: 1918Birthplace: Climax, Nebraska Multicoordinated digital information storage device—While working on the Whirlwind, the largest computer project in the late 1940s and early…

Cathy Freeman

Cathy FreemanBorn: Feb. 16, 1973Track & Field Australian Aborigine who lit the cauldron at the start of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and provided one of the games' most memorable…

The Presidency on Film

by Beth Rowen Presidential Trivia Eight of the first nine American presidents —Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, and Harrison— were…

Harry George Ferguson Biography

Harry George FergusoninventorBorn: 11/4/1884Birthplace: Dromore, County Down, Ireland He began working in his own business at age 16 in Belfast, and went on to build his own airplane, making…

Swimming Pool at the White House

The Question: When was the first swimming pool built in the White House? The Answer: The first swimming pool built at the White House was…

Doug Flutie

Doug FlutieBorn: Oct. 23, 1962Football QB Boston College QB who threw famous 48-yard “Hail Mary” to defeat Miami on Nov. 23, 1984; 1984 Heisman Trophy winner; has played in USFL, NFL and CFL…