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Sports Superstitions: The Number 13

Sports and the Number 13 A handful of athletes who dared to wear the infamous number by Michael Morrison Athletes Who Have Worn No. 13: NFL Danny Kanell - Atlanta Kurt Warner -…

Halle Berry

actress, modelBorn: 8/14/1966Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Oscar-winning actress who as a high school cheerleader and beauty queen was the first African American to represent the United States in the…

Benjamin Bratt

actorBorn: 12/16/1963Birthplace: San Francisco, California Enshrined by People magazine as one of the world's sexiest guys, Bratt earned as much publicity for his now-defunct relationship with…

Clara Barton

Founder of the American Red CrossBorn: 1821 Clara Barton taught school in her native Massachusetts before moving to Washington, DC, in 1854 to work as a clerk in the U.S. Patent Office. Almost from…

Alexander GRAVES, Congress, MO (1844-1916)

GRAVES, Alexander, a Representative from Missouri; born in Mount Carmel, Covington County, Miss., August 25, 1844; attended Centre College, Danville, Ky.; at the outbreak of the Civil War…

David Spangler KAUFMAN, Congress, TX (1813-1851)

KAUFMAN, David Spangler, a Representative from Texas; born in Boiling Springs, Cumberland County, Pa., December 18, 1813; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Princeton College in…

Clifford DAVIS, Congress, TN (1897-1970)

DAVIS, Clifford, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss., November 18, 1897; moved with his parents to Memphis, Tenn., in 1911; attended the public schools of…

Rufus HARDY, Congress, TX (1855-1943)

HARDY, Rufus, a Representative from Texas; born near Aberdeen, Monroe County, Miss., December 16, 1855; attended private schools in Texas and Somerville Institute in Mississippi; was graduated…

Scott FIELD, Congress, TX (1847-1931)

FIELD, Scott, a Representative from Texas; born in Canton, Madison County, Miss., January 26, 1847; attended the McKee School in Madison County; during the Civil War enlisted in the…

Horse Racing Trivia

A horse named Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby way back in 1875. The race has been run every year since.The last horse to win the Triple Crown of Horse Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness…