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Tony Curtis

(Bernard Schwartz)actorBorn: 6/3/1925Birthplace: Bronx, New York In films from the 1940s, he first gained acclaim for his portrayal of the seedy and ruthless publicity agent Sidney Falco in Sweet…

Tony Williams

(Anthony Williams)musicianBorn: 12/12/1945Birthplace: Chicago A noted jazz drummer in the vanguard of the fusion movement, a combination of rock music and jazz. His band, Lifetime, is considered a…

2010 Gulf Oil Spill Timeline

by Dana J. Quigley and Catherine McNiff Source: U.S. Coast Guard April | May | June | July | August | September | November | December | February 2011 | March 2011…

San Mateo

(Encyclopedia) San MateoSan Mateosăn mətāˈō [key], city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology…

Sean DUFFY, Congress, WI (1971)

DUFFY, Sean, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Hayward, Sawyer County, Wis.; October 3, 1971; B.A., St. Marys College, Winona, Minn., 1994; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law, St.…

Stapleton, Maureen

(Encyclopedia) Stapleton, Maureen, 1925–2006, American actress, b. Troy, N.Y., as Lois Maureen Stapleton. Stapleton's first major stage success was in The Rose Tattoo (1951; Tony Award, Best Featured…

John Harvey TOLAN, Congress, CA (1877-1947)

TOLAN, John Harvey, a Representative from California; born in St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn., January 15, 1877; attended the public schools; moved to Anaconda, Mont., in 1897; was graduated…

The Rock

Dwayne Johnsonwrestler, actorBorn: May 2, 1972Birthplace: Hayward, California The Rock was born Dwayne Johnson, half African-American, half Samoan-American. His father, Rocky Johnson, and maternal…

Charles Henry DIETRICH, Congress, NE (1853-1924)

Senate Years of Service: 1901-1905Party: RepublicanDIETRICH, Charles Henry, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., November 26, 1853; attended the public schools; employed…