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Tecumseh Biography

TecumsehShawnee chiefBorn: 1768? Tecumseh means “Panther across the Sky”; he was named for a shooting star that appeared around the time of his birth. With other Shawnees in Ohio, he fought…

John Herbert Dillinger Biography

John Herbert Dillingerbank robber, murdererBorn: 6/22/1903Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Famous bank robber and cold-blooded killer who terrorized the Midwest during the early '30s, John…

Semifinal—Game One

Midwest Regional champ Arizona vs. South Regional champ Michigan State; Saturday, Mar. 31 (5:31 p.m. tipoff). Coaches: Lute Olson, Arizona and Tom Izzo, Michigan State. Favorite: Arizona by…

Florence Henderson

Florence Henderson spent six decades in show business, but is forever remembered as Carol Brady, the mom on the 1970s TV sitcom The Brady Bunch. Raised in the midwest, she headed to New York to find…

Robert Selmer BERGLAND, Congress, MN (1928)

BERGLAND Robert Selmer , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Roseau, Roseau County, Minn., July 22, 1928; attended the Roseau public schools; University of Minnesota School of Agriculture, St.…

Kyoko Mori Biography

Kyoko Moripoet, novelist, and nonfiction writerBorn: 1957Birthplace: Kobe, Japan A Japanese-American poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer, Mori was raised in Kobe, Japan, and, inspired by…

January 2003 Disasters

Jan. 1–8, Bangladesh and Northern India: Nearly 400 people perished from cold weather and icy winds in an area where millions of people have no heat, electricity, or warm clothing.Jan. 8,…

Semifinal—Game One

Midwest Regional champ Michigan State vs. West Regional champ Wisconsin; Saturday, Apr. 1 (5:31 p.m. tipoff). Coaches: Tom Izzo, Michigan State and Dick Bennett, Wisconsin. Favorite:…