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Negro League Baseball History & Players

  Negro League Baseball History and key players in baseball's gone—but not forgotten—league   by Michael Morrison   Have you ever heard of Oscar Charleston…

Borglum, Gutzon

(Encyclopedia) Borglum, Gutzon (John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum)Borglum, Gutzongŭtˈsən dĕ lˈə mät bôrˈgləm [key], 1867–1941, American sculptor, b. Idaho; son of a Danish immigrant physician and…

Francis Emroy WARREN, Congress, WY (1844-1929)

Senate Years of Service: 1890-1893; 1895-1929Party: Republican; RepublicanWARREN, Francis Emroy, a Senator from Wyoming; born in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., June 20, 1844; attended the…

Kathy Ireland

model, actressBorn: 3/20/1963Birthplace: Glendale, California Like many of today's successful models, Kathy Ireland has used modeling as the foundation for a small business empire. Familiar to fans…

Garth Brooks

(Troyal Garth Brooks)country singerBorn: 2/7/1962Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma Wildly popular Grammy Award-winning country singer who has attracted scores of rock and pop fans as well as country and…

Daniel Dae Kim Biography

Korean American actorBorn: August 4, 1968Birthplace: Pusan, South Korea Born in Korea, Daniel Dae Kim moved to the United States with his family when he was only two. He…

David Foster Wallace Biography

writerDied: September 12, 2008Best Known as: American writer who published Infinite Jest in 1996 Deathplace: Claremont, Calif. David Wallace was a…

Scoring a Baseball Game

The Question: Why is "K" used to score strikes in baseball? The Answer: According to Total Baseball, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Baseball,…

Roger Ebert

film criticBorn: 6/18/1942Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois Best known as co-host with Gene Siskel of the popular television programs Siskel & Ebert (1986–1999) and At the Movies (PBS, 1982–86).…