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Brewer's: Cooing and Billing

like Philip and Mary on a shilling. The reference is to coins struck in the year 1555, in which Mary and her consort are placed face to face, and not cheek by jowl, the usual way. Still…

Bill Masterton Trophy

Awarded to the player who “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey” and named after the 29-year-old rookie center of the Minnesota North Stars…

Buffalo Bills (8-8)

Buffalo Bills (8-8)TennesseeW, 16-13Green BayW, 27-18at NY JetsL, 14-27OPEN—IndianapolisL, 16-18at MiamiL, 13-22San Diego W, 27-24*at MinnesotaL, 27-31NY JetsW, 23-20at N. EnglandW, 16-13*…

Million Dollar Bill?

The Question: Is there a million dollar bill? If so, whose picture is on it? The Answer: Sorry to disappoint you, but the largest bill ever…

New $20 Bill

The U.S. Treasury adopted a new design for the $20 dollar bill in fall 2003. The new bill incorporates security features introduced in the 1990s, including a watermark and a security thread—…

Bill Cosby Biography

Bill Cosbyactor, comedianBorn: 7/12/1937Birthplace: Philadelphia Emmy and Grammy Award-winning television and film actor and comedian who was the first African-American to star in a television…

Bill Monroe Biography

Bill Monroe bluegrass musicianBorn: 9/13/1911Birthplace: Rosine, Kentucky The father of bluegrass, Monroe created the genre with his mandolin playing, high, lonesome tenor and nostalgic songs.…

Bill Pullman Biography

Bill Pullman actor, producerBorn: 12/17/1954Birthplace: Hornell, New York Playing the President of the United States in the film Independence Day (1996) was not Bill Pullman's original plan.…

Bill Conti Biography

Bill ConticomposerBorn: 4/13/1942Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island An incredibly prolific composer, he first earned critical acclaim for scoring Vittorio de Sica's Oscar-winning The Garden of the…

Bill Paxton Biography

Bill Paxton actorBorn: 5/17/1955Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas With a film like the blockbuster Titanic (1997) on his resume, the future looks promising for Paxton. But that was not always the…