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Clair Bee

Born: Mar. 2, 1896Basketball coach who led LIU to 2 undefeated seasons (1936,39) and 2 NIT titles (1939,41) his teams won 95 percent of their games between 1931-51, including 43 in a row from 1935-…

Budd Boetticher

Oscar Boetticher Jr.film directorBorn: 7/29/1916Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois director who helmed several low-budget but highly regarded Westerns in the 1950s and '60s. Randolph Scott starred in…

October 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…

DK Science: Sediments

DEPOSITIONFIND OUT MOREThe rocky material that is transported and DEPOSITED by rivers, seas, glaciers, and the wind is called sediment. Clay, sand, and gravel are all types of sediment.…

DK Science: Mixtures

COMMON PARTICLESMINERAL MIXTURESPARTICLE SIZESOLUTIONSFIND OUT MOREAlmost everything is made of different substances mixed together. Things are only easy to recognize as mixtures if the PARTICLE…

Steve Earle

musician, writerBorn: 1/17/1955Birthplace: Fort Monroe, Virginia Earle's unwillingness to be defined as either a rock or a country musician prevented him from breaking into the mainstream but…

David Crosby

musicianBorn: 8/14/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. In time-honored tradition, David Crosby's rock-and-roll odyssey has taken him from the heights of superstardom to the depths of drug…

Worst Enemies/Best Friends: Index

Stars Over Beacon Street Charlotte Stars and books have always been my best friends. My books go with me wherever we move. And the stars, they are always there when we get there. The first stars…

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