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Fonda, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Fonda, Jane, 1937–, American actress, b. New York City; daughter of Henry Fonda and sister of Peter Fonda. First cast in pert and sexy roles, she later distinguished herself in…

Name That Serial Killer

There are both good and bad people in the world, and then there are serial killers. From Bundy to Bernardo, can you name some of the most iconic killers?

Frank Edward (Ted) MOSS, Congress, UT (1911-2003)

Senate Years of Service: 1959-1977 Party: Democrat MOSS Frank Edward (Ted) , a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 23, 1911; attended the public schools; graduated from the…

Christina Applegate Biography

Christina Applegate actressBorn: 11/25/1971Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Best known for her role as Kelly Bundy on the long-running Fox comedy, Married With Children (1987–97), she…

Fujita scale

(Encyclopedia) Fujita scaleFujita scalef&oomacr;jēˈtə, f&oomacr;ˈjētə [key] or F-Scale, scale for rating the severity of tornadoes as a measure of the damage they cause, devised in 1951 by…

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Sid AbelGary AdamsNat AdderleyCarl Bert AlbertSteve AllenForrest (Forddy) AndersonHyginus AnugoJohn AspinallHafez al-AssadVera AtkinsJacqueline AuriolHenry (Bunny) AustinWayne BaileySirimavo…

Graham, Martha

(Encyclopedia) Graham, Martha, 1894–1991, American dancer, choreographer, and teacher, b. Pittsburgh. Her family moved from Allegheny, Pa., to Santa Barbara, Calif., when she was 14. After 1916,…

poet laureate

(Encyclopedia) poet laureatepoet laureatelôˈrēĭt [key], title conferred in Britain by the monarch on a poet whose duty it is to write commemorative odes and verse. It is an outgrowth of the medieval…