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Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathie Lee Giffordtalk-show hostBorn: 8/16/1953Birthplace: Paris, France Gospel singer turned perky, irreverent talk-show host best known for her morning show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee…

Kathie Lee Gifford Biography

Kathie Lee Giffordtalk-show hostBorn: 8/16/1953Birthplace: Paris, France Gospel singer turned perky, irreverent talk-show host best known for her morning show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee…

Anna Wintour Biography

Anna Wintourmagazine editorBorn: 11/3/1949Birthplace: London, England So deep was her interest in clothes, Wintour decided against going to college, instead getting a job at Harper's Bazaar (later…

Alexander PIRNIE, Congress, NY (1903-1982)

PIRNIE Alexander , a Representative from New York; born in Pulaski, Oswego County, N.Y., April 16, 1903; graduated from Pulaski Academy in 1920, Cornell University in 1924, and from Cornell Law…

Clint Ronald ROBERTS, Congress, SD (1935)

ROBERTS Clint Ronald , a Representative from South Dakota; born in Presho, Lyman County, S.Dak., January 30, 1935; attended the public schools; graduated from Presho High School, Presho, S.Dak…

Burt VAN HORN, Congress, NY (1823-1896)

VAN HORN Burt , a Representative from New York; born in Newfane, Niagara County, N.Y., October 28, 1823; was raised on a farm; attended the common schools, Yates Academy in Orleans County,…

Oliver Fisher Winchester Biography

Oliver Fisher Winchesterarms manufacturerBorn: 11/30/1810Birthplace: Boston, Mass. The man whose name is most closely associated with producing armaments actually got his start manufacturing…

Christina Rossetti: Life and Death

Life and DeathLife is not sweet. One day it will be sweet To shut our eyes and die: Nor feel the wild flowers blow, nor birds dart by With flitting butterfly, Nor grass grow long above…

The Devil's Dictionary: Fairy

by Ambrose Bierce FAITHFAIRY -n. A creature, variously fashioned and endowed, that formerly inhabited the meadows and forests. It was nocturnal in its habits, and somewhat addicted to…