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Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun was a German rocket scientist who helped build the massive rockets that sent American astronauts to the moon in the years after World War II. Born and raised in Germany, von Braun…Dennis Alan (Denny) SMITH, Congress, OR (1938)
SMITH Dennis Alan (Denny) , a Representative from Oregon; born in Ontario, Malheur County, Oreg., January 19, 1938; graduated from Grant Union High School, John Day, Oreg., 1956; B.A., Willamette…Aziz Ansari
Comedian Aziz Ansari broke through in 2009 with small parts in movies and as a featured co-star of the television sitcom Parks and Recreation (with Amy Poehler. Born and raised in South Carolina (his…Dexter Gordon
Name at birth: Dexter Keith GordonDexter "Long Tall Dexter" Gordon was one of the most famous tenor sax players of the 20th century, a towering figure of bop jazz (literally -- he was 6' 5" tall).…Glorious Revolution
(Encyclopedia) Glorious Revolution, in English history, the events of 1688–89 that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of William III and Mary II to the English throne. It is…aggression
(Encyclopedia) aggression, a form of behavior characterized by physical or verbal attack. It may appear either appropriate and self-protective, even constructive, as in healthy self-assertiveness, or…Weill, Kurt
(Encyclopedia) Weill, KurtWeill, Kurtk&oobreve;rtˈ vīl [key], 1900–1950, German-American composer, b. Dessau, studied with Humperdinck and Busoni in Berlin. He first became known with the…Veronese, Paolo
(Encyclopedia) Veronese, PaoloVeronese, Paolopäˈōlō vārōnāˈzā [key], 1528–88, Italian painter of the Venetian school. Named Paolo Caliari, he was called Il Veronese from his birthplace, Verona.…Patterson
(Encyclopedia) Patterson, family of American journalists. Robert Wilson Patterson, 1850–1910, b. Chicago, grad. Williams, 1871, became (1871) a reporter on the Chicago Times and after 1873 was…skeleton, in anatomy
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Human skeleton skeleton, in anatomy, the stiff supportive framework of the body. The two basic types of skeleton found among animals are the exoskeleton and the endoskeleton.…Trending
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