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30 "Wizard of Oz" Quotes

Top of Page The land of Oz has been a source of magic and wonder for generations. The beloved book series, written by L. Frank Baum, has inspired countless readers to dream big and believe in the…

L. Patrick Gray III 2005 Deaths

L. Patrick Gray IIIAge: 88 acting director of the FBI during Watergate who testified during his 1973 Senate confirmation hearings that he had given the White House FBI files about its…

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

CHAPTER ONE: THE CYCLONE by L. Frank Baum DOROTHY LIVED IN THE MIDST of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was…

Rosa L. DeLAURO, Congress, CT (1943)

DeLAURO Rosa L. , a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., March 2, 1943; graduated from Lauralton Hall High School, Milford, Conn.; B.A., Marymount College,…

Spillane, Mickey

(Encyclopedia) Spillane, Mickey (Frank Morrison Spillane), 1918–2006, American mystery writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. After contributing stories to comic books and pulp magazines, Spillane wrote his first…

James, Jesse

(Encyclopedia) James, Jesse (Woodson), 1847–82, American outlaw, b. Clay co., Mo. At the age of 15 he joined the Confederate guerrilla band led by William Quantrill and participated in the brutal and…

Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 1999. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…

Frank, Barney

(Encyclopedia) Frank, Barney, 1940–, American congressman, b. Bayonne, N.J., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1962; J.D., 1977). A liberal Democrat, he began his political career as chief assistant to Boston…

Wright, Frank Lloyd

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959, American architect, b. Richland Center, Wis., as Frank Lincoln Wright; he changed his name to honor his mother's family (the Lloyd Joneses). Wright is…