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Wilbur Wright

Wilbur Wright Born: 1867Birthplace: Millville, Ind. Flying machine—The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of a heavier than air machine at Kitty Hawk,…

Noah Beery, Jr.

Noah Beery, Jr. actorBorn: 8/10/1913Birthplace: New York City He appeared in the Howard Hawks-directed movies Sergeant York (1941) and Red River (1948). He also appeared in Walking Tall (…

Ezer Weizman 2005 Deaths

Ezer WeizmanAge: 80 Israeli politician who served as president from 1993 to 2000. He was a founder of the Israeli air force and commanded it from 1958 to 1966. In 1967, he led Israel's easy…

Christina Rossetti: A Dream

A DreamSonnetOnce in a dream (for once I dreamed of you) We stood together in an open field; Above our heads two swift-winged pigeons wheeled, Sporting at ease and courting full in view.…

Aesop's Fables: The Swollen Fox

by Aesop The Quack FrogThe Mouse, the Frog, and the HawkThe Swollen Fox A hungry Fox found in a hollow tree a quantity of bread and meat, which some shepherds had placed there against…

Phil HARE, Congress, IL (1949)

HARE Phil , a Representative from Illinois; born in Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., February 21, 1949; graduated from Alleman High School, Rock Island, Ill., 1967; attended Black Hawk Community…

James Hugh RELFE, Congress, MO (1791-1863)

RELFE James Hugh , a Representative from Missouri; born in Virginia October 17, 1791; moved to Washington County, Mo., about 1816 with his father, who settled in Caledonia; received a limited…

Gilbert W. GUTKNECHT, Congress, MN (1951)

GUTKNECHT Gilbert W. , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, March 20, 1951; graduated from Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa; B.A., University of…

Avery Brooks

Avery BrooksactorBorn: 10/2/1948Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana American actor best known for his role as Hawk, on the TV show Spenser: For Hire (1985–88) and as Capt. Benjamin Sisko on the…

Kyle MacLachlan Biography

Kyle MacLachlanactorBorn: 2/22/1959Birthplace: Yakima, Washington The chosen vehicle of director David Lynch's quirky and compelling lead roles, MacLachlan has played in Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (…