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Newport, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Newport. 1 City (1990 pop. 18,871), seat of Campbell co., N Ky., on the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati and on the east bank of the Licking River opposite Covington; laid out 1791, inc…

Richard Morris Hunt

Name at birth: Richard Morris HuntArchitect Richard Morris Hunt was instrumental in founding the American Institute of Architects and is best known as the designer of the Biltmore House, the largest…

Betty Hutton

Name at birth: Elizabeth June ThornburgMovie star Betty Hutton was nicknamed "The Blond Bombshell" because of her extreme energy on stage and screen. On Broadway in the early 1940s, she moved to…

Claiborne de Borda PELL, Congress, RI (1918-2009)

Senate Years of Service: 1961-1997 Party: Democrat PELL Claiborne de Borda , a Senator from Rhode Island; born in New York City, November 22, 1918; graduated, Princeton University 1940 and Columbia…

Mena Suvari Biography

Mena SuvariactressBorn: 2/9/1979Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island This blue-eyed beauty ignited Kevin Spacey's imagination in the 1999 Oscar-wining American Beauty. The daughter of an Estonian…

The Tall Ships Set Sail

Powerful 18th and 19th century sailing ships converge on Boston by David Johnson Take the Tall Ships Quiz! The HMS Bounty Interesting Tall Ships The Kruzenshtern…

On the Road Again—2000

Archival Material Jump on the festival bandwagon this summer by Beth Rowen Chicago Blues Festival | Glastonbury Festival | JVC Jazz Festival | Monterey Jazz Festival | Newport Folk Festival |…