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Poems by Emily Dickinson: LIII
by EmilyDickinsonThirstCharlotte Brontí«'s GraveLIII A clock stopped — not the mantel's; Geneva's farthest skill Can't put the puppet bowing That just now dangled still. An awe came…The History of Aspirin
The Question: A chemical first prepared by Felix Hoffman in 1897 and patented in 1899 became one of the most globally popular drugs of all time. Name it…Teresa Heinz Kerry
Name at birth: Maria Teresa Thierstein Simoes-FerreiraTeresa Heinz Kerry is the philanthropist and public figure who is the wife of Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts and the former wife of the late…Thomas Aquinas
Name at birth: Tommaso d'AquinoThomas Aquinas was a priest, professor and philosopher who influenced centuries of religious and academic thought with his methodical way of harmonizing faith and…Steven Chu
Steven Chu is the Nobel-winning scientist who became U.S. Secretary of Energy in 2009. Chu comes from a science-minded family: his father, Ju Chin Chu, moved from China to attend the Massachusetts…W. E. B. Du Bois
Name at birth: William Edward Burghardt DuBoisA scholar, writer and political activist, W.E.B. Du Bois was a key founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). W.…Joseph Goebbels
Name at birth: Paul Joseph GoebbelsJoseph Goebbels was Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda and a member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle during World War II. Although he was of age, Goebbels did not…Jacques Derrida
Writer Jacques Derrida was an Algerian-born French thinker whose "deconstructionist" arguments and radical positions made him a celebrity-philosopher in the 1960s and '70s. Derrida grew up outside…What Is Cancer?
Cancer is really a group of diseases. There are more than 100 different types of cancer, but they all are a disease of some of the body's cells. Healthy cells that make up the body's tissues…Gavin Rossdale Biography
Gavin Rossdalesinger, songwriterBorn: 10/30/1967Birthplace: London, England The lead singer for the British rock band Bush, Rossdale was painting houses before the group was discovered in…Trending
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