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Randy Johnson

Born: Sept. 10, 1963Baseball LHP 6’10’’ flamethrower; struck out over 300 batters 6 times (1993,98,99,00,01,02); led AL in Ks 4 times (1992-95) and NL 5 times (1999-2002,04); struck out 20 batters…

Audie Murphy

actor, country songwriterBorn: 6/20/1924Birthplace: Kingston, Texas Film actor and country songwriter whose best-selling autobiography, To Hell and Back, helped launch his film career. He was the…

Badger’s Parting Gifts

Distributor:GPN/Nebraska ETV Network and WNED-TV, Buffalo, NY Part of the Reading Rainbow series, this video explores the way people deal with the loss of a loved one, including host LeVar Burton…

Irena Sendler Biography

created rescue networkDied: May 12, 2008Best Known as: rescuer of Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto during WWII Deathplace: Warsaw, Poland Irena…

Delibes, Miguel

(Encyclopedia) Delibes, MiguelDelibes, Miguelmēgĕlˈ dālēˈbās [key], 1920–2010, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, b. Valladolid. Prolific and widely translated, he is known for his…

Douglas, Gawin

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Gawin or GavinDouglas, Gawin or Gavingäˈwĭn, găvˈĭn [key], 1474?–1522, Scottish poet and churchman; son of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Angus. He is considered one of the…

Constantine, city, Algeria

(Encyclopedia) Constantine Constantine kŏnˈstəntēn [key], ancient Cirta, city, capital of Constantine dept…

Ivano-Frankivsk

(Encyclopedia) Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivskĭväˈnô-frängˈkĭfsk [key], Rus. Ivano-Frankovsk, formerly StanislavIvano-Frankivskstənyĭsläfˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 214,000), capital of Ivano-Frankivsk…

Inouye, Daniel Ken

(Encyclopedia) Inouye, Daniel KenInouye, Daniel Kenĭnˈəwāˌ, ĭnōˈwā [key], 1924–2012, U.S. politician, b. Honolulu, grad. Univ. of Hawaii (1950) and George Washington Univ. Law School (1952). A World…

Guadalupe Victoria

(Encyclopedia) Guadalupe VictoriaGuadalupe Victoriagwäᵺäl&oomacr;ˈpā vēktōrˈyä [key], 1786?–1843, Mexican general, first president of Mexico (1824–29), whose original name was Manuel Félix…