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Elijah J. McCoy Biography

Elijah J. McCoy inventorBorn: 5/2/1843Birthplace: Colchester, Ontario, Canada   The son of former slaves from Kentucky who had escaped via the Underground Railroad to Canada, at 15 years of age…

Sonnets by William Shakespeare: XLVI

Sonnet XLV Sonnet XLVII XLVI Mine eye and heart are at a mortal war, How to divide the conquest of thy sight; Mine eye my heart thy picture's sight would bar, My heart mine eye the…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Second Series (1891)

Poems by Emily Dickinson First Series Third Series Second Series   My nosegays are for captives; Dim, long-expectant eyes, Fingers denied the plucking, Patient till paradise, To such, if…

Gale A. Norton Biography

Gale A. Nortonpublic officialBorn: 3/11/1954Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Norton has been Secretary of the Interior since 2001. She earned a B.A. in 1975, and a law degree in 1978, both from…

The Thomas Crown Affair

Director:John McTiernanWriters:Leslie Dixon and Kurt WimmerMGM; R; 114 minutesRelease:8/99Cast:Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary The Thomas Crown Affair is the latest in post-Bond high-…

Monument Ave.

Director: Ted Demme Writer: Mike Armstrong Lions Gate Films; NR; 90 minutes Release: 10/98 Cast: Jason Barry, Billy Crudup, John Diehl, Greg Dulli, Noah Emmerich, Ian Hart,…

Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis turned pro at age 14 and quickly became one of the dominant tennis stars of the 1990s. In 1997 she nearly completed a rare Grand Slam, winning the Australian Open, the U.S. Open and…

Michael Joseph STACK, Congress, PA (1888-1960)

STACK Michael Joseph , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland, September 29, 1888; attended the national school of his native city; immigrated to the United…