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Brewer's: Little John

A big stalwart fellow, named John Little (or John Nailor), who encountered Robin Hood, and gave him a sound thrashing, after which he was rechristened, and Robin stood godfather. Little…

Fundevogel

Fundevogel There was once a forester who went into the forest to hunt, and as he entered it he heard a sound of screaming as if a little child were there. He followed the sound, and at last…

Edmund Germer

Edmund GermerBorn: 1901Birthplace: Berlin, Germany High-pressure mercury vapor lamp; fluorescent light—The incandescent lamp is rather inefficient, converting only about 6% of its energy…

Robert Gallo

Robert GalloBorn: 1937 HIV Isolation and Identification. Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier both discovered HIV, determining that the virus was the cause of AIDS, and making it more possible to…

Bicentennial Man

Director:Chris ColumbusWriter:Nicholas KazanTouchstone/Columbia; PG-13; 132 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt Based on an Isaac Asimov short-…

Death to Smoochy

Director:Danny DeVitoWriter:Adam ResnickWarner Bros.; R; 108 minutesRelease:3/02Cast:Edward Norton, Robin Williams, Catherine Keener Death to Smoochy, directed by Danny DeVito and starring Ed…

Barbara Pierce Bush Biography

Barbara Pierce BushFirst LadyBorn: 6/8/1925Birthplace: Rye, New York After growing up in Rye, New York, Barbara Pierce attended the Ashley Hall school in South Carolina. It was at a school…

Michelle Williams Biography

Michelle WilliamsactressBorn: 9/9/1979Birthplace: Kalispell, Montana Until her Golden Globe and Oscar nominated performance in Brokeback Mountain (2005), this pouty-lipped, wide-eyed, slow-…

Christina Rossetti: The Ghost'S Petition

The Ghost'S Petition'There's a footstep coming: look out and see,' 'The leaves are falling, the wind is calling; No one cometh across the lea.'—'There's a footstep coming; O sister, look…