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John Hurt

actorBorn: 1/22/1940Birthplace: Chesterfield, England Oscar-nominated actor whose career spans four decades and more than eighty roles ranging from the classical to the futuristic. Perhaps best…

Chuck Mangione

jazz musicianBorn: 11/29/1940Birthplace: Rochester, New York Trumpeter Chuck Mangione is best known for his 1977 easy listening pop instrumental “Feels So Good” (1977), which reached number two on…

Jude Law

actorBorn: 12/29/1972Birthplace: London, England Beguiling British actor who has played the bad boy in several films, Law's performance is often considered the best part of his early films, which…

Urgench , ancient city, present-day Turkmenistan

(Encyclopedia) UrgenchUrgench&oobreve;rgyĕnchˈ [key], ancient city of central Asia, on the site of present-day Kunya-Urgench (Köhne Ürgenç), in Turkmenistan. It lies c.85 mi (140 km) NW of modern…

Joseph Henry BEEMAN, Congress, MS (1833-1909)

BEEMAN, Joseph Henry, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Gatesville, Gates County, N.C., November 17, 1833; moved with his parents to Morgan County, Ala., in 1847 and to Mississippi…

Hallett Sydney WARD, Congress, NC (1870-1956)

WARD, Hallett Sydney, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Gatesville, Gates County, N.C., August 31, 1870; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the…

Theodore B. WERNER, Congress, SD (1892-1989)

WERNER, Theodore B., a Representative from South Dakota; born in Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, June 2, 1892; attended the public and parochial schools; moved to Rapid City, S.Dak., in 1909…

Frank D. RIGGS, Congress, CA (1950)

RIGGS, Frank D., a Representative from California; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 5, 1950; B.A., Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif., 1980; United States Army,…

Fayette McMULLEN, Congress, VA (1805-1880)

McMULLEN, Fayette, a Representative from Virginia; born in Estellville (now Gate City), Scott County, Va., May 18, 1805; attended private schools; State driver and teamster; member of the…