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Linus Yale, Jr.
Linus Yale, Jr. invented many different kinds of locks, but it's his cylinder lock that became a household standard. His father was an inventor and locksmith in New York, but Yale began his career as…Noah Webster
Noah Webster was a Connecticut writer and educator whose greatest achievement was An American Dictionary of the English Language, first published in 1828. Webster graduated from Yale in 1778, during…Diane Arbus
Name at birth: Diane NemerovDiane Arbus was a New York photographer known for her black and white portraits of eccentrics, carnival performers and, as she put it, "freaks." The daughter of well-to-…Theories of the Universe: Attempts at Unification
Attempts at UnificationTheories of the UniverseSupersymmetry, Superpartners, and SupermanAttempts at UnificationQuantum Mechanics vs. General RelativitySymmetry BreakingIntroducing SUSY…The Devil's Dictionary: Lickspittle
by Ambrose Bierce LIBERTYLIFELICKSPITTLE -n. A useful functionary, not infrequently found editing a newspaper. In his character of editor he is closely allied to the blackmailer by the tie…W. Mark Felt, 2005 News
former No. 2 official at the FBI, in May revealed himself to be “Deep Throat,” the anonymous source who leaked information to Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward about…John Money 2006 Deaths
John MoneyAge: 84 psychologist at Johns Hopkins University who was one of the first researchers to study sexual identity. Died: Towson, Md., July 7, 2006Slobodan MilosevicM - QEric Namesnik…Walt Whitman: To Think of Time, Part 9
Part 9I swear I think now that every thing without exception has an eternal soul! The trees have, rooted in the ground! the weeds of the sea have! the animals!I swear I think there is…Luigi Pirandello
Italian writer Luigi Pirandello was one of the 20th century's great dramatists, known especially for his play Six Characters in Search of an Author. A Sicilian, he studied in Rome before earning his…Roswell (TV Show)
WBWednesday 9:00–10:00 p.m.Cast:Jason Behr, Shiri Appleby, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fehr, and Majandra Delfino Without a doubt, most teenagers go through times when they feel like they're…Trending
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