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Lesley Stahl

TV news reporterBorn: 12/16/1941Birthplace: Swampscott, Mass. Stahl graduated from Wheaton College in 1963. She has been a reporter for CBS News since the early 1970s, serving as White House…

Herblock Biography

(Herbert Lawrence Block)editorial cartoonistBorn: 10/13/1909Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois famed editorial cartoonist who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his stylized, witty images. In his 50-plus…

Sharon Olds Biography

American poetBorn: November 19, 1942Birthplace: San Francisco Sharon Olds has published seven volumes of poetry, including The Dead and the Living, which won the National…

Tonto

The Question: What does the term "kemosabe" mean? The name The Lone Ranger used to call his Indian friend, Tonto. I'm quite sure it doesn't mean "friend", but something like "…

Timeline: Gays in Pop Culture

Here are some key breakthroughs for gays in television, film, media, and theater. by Jennie Wood Giant footage Rock Hudson…

1903–1920

1903—Boston A.L. 5 (Jimmy Collins); Pittsburgh N.L. 3 (Fred Clarke). WP—Boston: Dinneen (2, 6, 8), Young (5, 7); Pittsburgh: Phillippe (1, 3, 4). LP—Boston: Young (1), Hughes (3), Dinneen (4);…

Melquiades Rafael Martinez

George W. Bush's first secretary for Housing and Urban Development Born: 10/23/1946Birthplace: Sagua La Grande, Cuba Cuban-born Martinez came to the United States in 1962, as a participant in an…

News of the World, 2008

2008 news of the world from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe by Beth Rowen and Liz Olson Robert MugabeRelated Links 2008 Year in Review 2008…

Biographies of the Presidents

  Read bios on all of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant to Barack Obama. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison…