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April 15, nr. Pusan, South Korea: Air China Boeing 767 en route from Beijing crashed into a forested hillside 5 mi from the airport in Pusan, killing at least 115 people. Miraculously, 39…Wayne Newton Biography
Wayne Newton singer, entertainerBorn: 4/3/1942Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia Known as the highest paid nightclub singer in the world, Newton's shows often play in Atlantic City and Las Vegas.…Qatar Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Qatar, officially known as the State of Qatar, is a small country situated in the Middle East, on a peninsula fringed by the Persian Gulf.The state of Qatar is situated on the Qatar Peninsula,…The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 12
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 11Chapter 13Chapter 12 It was on the ninth of November, the eve of his own thirty-eighth birthday, as he often remembered afterwards. He was walking home about…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: December 11, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark December 10, 1804December 12, 1804December 11, 1804 11th December Tuesday 1804 a verry Cold morning Wind from the north The Thermomettr at (4…Poem: Morning at the Window
Poem 16 Poem 18 Morning at the Window They are rattling breakfast plates in basement kitchens, And along the trampled edges of the street I am aware of the damp souls of housemaids…The Devil's Dictionary: Sophistry
by Ambrose Bierce SMITHAREENSORCERYSOPHISTRY -n. The controversial method of an opponent, distinguished from one's own by superior insincerity and fooling. This method is that of the later…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, August 9, 1804
Day 189 Day 191 Clark, August 9, 1804 9th August Thursday 1804 The fog being thick detained us untile half pasd. 7 oClock at which time we Set out and proceeded on under Gentle Breeze from…Ben Kingsley
Name at birth: Krishna BhanjiOne of England's most respected stage actors, Ben Kingsley became internationally famous after his Oscar-winning performance as Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi in Richard…Mel Tormé Biography
Mel TorméMelvin Howard Tormé singerBorn: 9/13/1925Birthplace: Chicago versatile pop and jazz singer who was fondly referred to as the “Velvet Fog.” His lengthy career spanned 70 years and…Trending
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