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Sam Neill

(Nigel Neill)actorBorn: 9/14/1947Birthplace: Omagh, Northern Ireland Brought up in New Zealand, Neill has played leading roles in critically acclaimed Australian films directed by Jane Campion (My…

Kay GRANGER, Congress, TX (1943)

GRANGER, Kay, a Representative from Texas; born in Greenville, Hunt County, Tex., January 18, 1943; B.S. Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Tex., 1965; teacher; business owner; member of the…

Frederick R. Weisman

businessman, art collector, philanthropistBorn: 1912Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Weisman embodies the stereotypical American Dream. Raised in a household headed by his Russian immigrant parents,…

DK Science: Single Celled Organisms

AMOEBAESLIME MOULDALGAEMALARIA PARASITEBIOGRAPHY: ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK Dutch, 1632-1725FIND OUT MOREMany life forms consist of a single cell. As well as simple bacteria, there are more…

Animals on the Job

People and animals have worked together for thousands of years. Some dogs guard against enemies, while others herd cattle. Cats hunt mice and other rodents, preventing them from stealing food and…

Union Station in Kansas City

Kansas City, Mo.Designed in 1914 by Jarvis Hunt photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Union Station in Kansas City as one…

Pat Garrett

(Patrick Floyd Garrett)lawmanBorn: 6/5/1850Birthplace: Chambers County, Alabama Western law man famous for killing Billy “The Kid”, Pat Garrett left his family's plantation in Louisiana in 1869 to…

Athelston GASTON, Congress, PA (1838-1907)

GASTON, Athelston, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Castile, Wyoming County, N.Y., April 24, 1838; moved with his parents to Crawford County, Pa., in 1854; attended the common…

Jeff Bridges

actorBorn: 12/4/1949Birthplace: Los Angeles As the son of Lloyd Bridges and younger brother of Beau, Jeff has been a camera hound since he was an infant, appearing in The Company She Keeps (1950)…