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Orville Wright

Orville Wright Born: 1871Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio Flying machine—The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of a heavier than air machine at Kitty Hawk,…

US Gold Medal Hockey Teams: 1980

Forwards: Neal Broten, Steve Christoff, Mike Eruzione (captain), John Harrington, Mark Johnson, Rob McClanahan, Mark Pavelich, Buzz Schneider, Dave Silk, Eric Strobel, Phil Verchota and Mark…

Other PBA Tournaments, 2006

Earl Anthony Medford Classic—Brian Himmler 214, Mika Koivuniemi 204Dick Weber Open—Jason Couch 241, Park Bohn III 214Motel 6 Phoenix Classic—Ritchie Allen 232, Del Ballard Jr. 207Jackson…

Tim Allen Biography

Tim Allen actor Born: 6/1/1953 Birthplace: Denver, Colorado Television and film actor who started his…

Gary Busey Biography

Gary BuseyactorBorn: 6/29/1944Birthplace: Goose Creek, Texas A lanky blond, he won an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title character in The Buddy Holly Story (1978…

Jane Jacobs 2006 Deaths

Jane JacobsAge: 89 urban planner whose ground-breaking 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, criticized urban renewal—the concept of clearing cities of slums and building…

Alexander Liberman Biography

Alexander LibermanAge: 87 influential editor and artist, revolutionized fashion magazines by featuring bold, "real-life" fashion rather than pretense as editor of Vogue and editorial…

Granville Woods

Granville Woods Born: 1856 Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio Railroad telegraph—A prolific inventor, Woods developed the…

Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw(Alice MacGraw)actressBorn: 4/1/1938Birthplace: Pound Ridge, New York This ex-fashion model rose to movie stardom with Goodbye Columbus (1969) and the internationally successful Love Story…

Ian Buruma Biography

Ian Burumajournalist, novelistBorn: 12/28/1951Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands With an English mother, Dutch father, and Japanese wife, Buruma considers himself an ideal observer of cultural and…