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William WALL, Congress, NY (1800-1872)

WALL William , a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 20, 1800; received a limited schooling; learned the trade of ropemaking and worked as a journeyman; became a…

John Allen Muhammad

Name at birth: John Allen Williams Known as the "Beltway Sniper," John Allen Muhammad killed or helped kill 10 people in and around Washington, DC during a three-week shooting spree in October of…

William Edgar HULL, Congress, IL (1866-1942)

HULL William Edgar , a Representative from Illinois; born in Lewistown, Fulton County, Ill., January 13, 1866; attended the common schools, Lewistown High School, and Illinois College at…

Trent Reznor

Name at birth: Michael Trent ReznorTrent Reznor is the multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer behind the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor grew up in small-town Pennsylvania, and…

Roy Acuff

Roy Claxton Acuff was a crooning fiddle player from the mountains of Tennessee who became one of country music's biggest stars. Acuff, a gifted athlete, started out to be a baseball player before a…

Alison Krauss Biography

Alison Kraussbluegrass singerBorn: 7/23/1971Birthplace: Champaign, Illinois Grammy Award-winning bluegrass singer and fiddler whose music combines both traditional and contemporary styles, making…

Warren Harding (December 8, 1922)

MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS: So many problems are calling for solution that a recital of all of them, in the face of the known limitations of a short session of Congress, would seem to lack sincerity…

A Boy's Will: Reluctance

by Robert Frost My ButterflyReluctance OUT through the fields and the woods And over the walls I have wended; I have climbed the hills of view And looked at the world, and…

U-571

Director:Jonathan MostowWriters:Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery, and David AyerUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 120 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Matthew McConaughey, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi The…