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Fat Albert

Fat Albert was the central character of the 1970s TV cartoon series Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids, created by stand-up comedian Bill Cosby. The first appearance of an animated Fat Albert was in 1969…

Desmond Dekker 2006 Deaths

Desmond DekkerAge: 64 Jamaican musician who helped to introduce ska and reggae to an international audience with his 1969 hit “The Israelites,” which topped the charts in Britain and reached…

John Vincent (Vin) WEBER, Congress, MN (1952)

WEBER John Vincent (Vin) , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Slayton, Murray County, Minn., July 24, 1952; attended the public schools; attended the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis…

Erik PAULSEN, Congress, MN (1965)

PAULSEN Erik , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., May 14, 1965; graduated from Chaska High School, Chaska, Minn., 1983; B.A., St. Olaf College, Northfield,…

WEBER, John Vincent (Vin), Congress, MN (1952)

WEBER, John Vincent (Vin), a Representative from Minnesota; born in Slayton, Murray County, Minn., July 24, 1952; attended the public schools; attended the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,…

NIT Basketball Tournament (8 teams): 1942

All games at Madison Sq. Garden, New YorkQuarterfinalsWest Virginia 58, LIU 49Creighton 59, West Texas St. 58Western Ky. 49, CCNY 46Toledo 82, Rhode Island St. 71SemifinalsWest Virginia 51,…

Vince Vaughn Biography

Vince Vaughn actorBorn: 3/28/1970Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota Vaughn had roles in Rudy (1993) and At Risk (1994) before making his breakthrough in Swingers (1996). That performance…

1929–1930 Academy Awards

There were two Oscar ceremonies held at Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel in 1930. This one, held on Nov. 3 honored films released in 1930. The other, held on April 3, honored films released in…

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty was known for the role that was his first part in the movies — a southern city slicker who gets brutally raped in the backwoods in 1970’s Deliverance. Throughout the 1970s Beatty was a…

Michael Mukasey

Michael Mukasey is the former federal judge who became Attorney General of the United States in 2007. He served in that post until 2009, the end of the George W. Bush administration. He succeeded…