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Claudette Colbert
Name at birth: Claudette Lily ChauchoinClaudette Colbert was a top Hollywood star in the 1930s and '40s, best known as Clark Gable's Oscar-winning co-star from the classic 1934 comedy It Happened One…Nina Simone
Name at birth: Eunice Kathleen WaymonNina Simone was a classically trained pianist who became a famous nightclub singer thanks to an early hit, 1958's "I Loves You Porgy." A powerful and eclectic…Elin Nordegren
Elin Nordegren was married to golfer Tiger Woods from 2004 until their divorce in awkward circumstances in 2010. Elin Nordegren first became a public figure in 2002 when she began dating Woods, one…Dominica Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Dominica Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe island's indigenous Arawak people were expelled or…David Forrest WILBER, Congress, NY (1859-1928)
WILBER David Forrest , a Representative from New York; born in Milford, Otsego County, N.Y., December 7, 1859; attended the public schools; was graduated from Cazenovia (N.Y.) Seminary in 1879;…Richard POTTS, Congress, MD (1753-1808)
Senate Years of Service: 1793-1795; 1795-1796 Party: Pro-Administration; Federalist POTTS Richard , a Delegate and a Senator from Maryland; born in Upper Marlboro, Md., July 19, 1753; moved with…Mysterious Disappearances
1872Mary Celeste: the brigantine set sail from New York harbor for Genoa, Italy, on Nov. 5. A British brigantine, the DeGratia, discovered the ship derelict on Dec. 5 and boarded her.…The Difference Between the UK, Great Britain and England
A lot of people get confused by different terms for the political or geographic body that includes England; some people will use Great Britain and the U.K. interchangeably. There are, however, some…Antigua and Barbuda Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Antigua and Barbuda Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Antigua and Barbuda Relations HISTORY Antigua was first inhabited by…Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Index: People History Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLE Most Vincentians are the descendants of African…