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bond

(Encyclopedia) bond, in finance, usually a formal certificate of indebtedness issued in writing by governments or business corporations in return for loans. It bears interest and promises to pay a…

Choice Boswell RANDELL, Congress, TX (1857-1945)

RANDELL Choice Boswell , a Representative from Texas; born near Spring Place, Murray County, Ga., January 1, 1857; attended public and private schools and the North Georgia Agricultural College at…

William Bradford Shockley

William Bradford ShockleyBorn: 1910Birthplace: London, England Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of the transistor. The…

John C. Sheehan

John C. SheehanBorn: 1915Birthplace: Battle Creek, Mich. Semi-synthetic penicillin—For almost 30 years after Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, the process for harvesting the…

Jon Lovitz (Jonathan Lovitz) Biography

actor, comedian Born: July 21, 1957 Birthplace: Tarzana, California Best Known as: Cast member of Saturday Night Live and the voice of Jay Sherman in The Critic As a young comedian, Lovitz was…

Silas HARE, Congress, TX (1827-1907)

HARE Silas , a Representative from Texas; born in Ross County, Ohio, November 13, 1827; moved to Hamilton County, Ind., in 1840 with his parents, who settled near Noblesville; attended the common…

Smoke Signals

Director:Chris EyreWriter:Sherman AlexieDirector of Photography:Brian CapenerEditor:Brian BerdanMusic:B.C. SmithProduction Designer:Charles ArmstrongProducers:Sherman Alexie, Roger Baerwold,…

Jason Alexander Biography

Jason Alexander(Jay Scott Greenspan)actorBorn: 09/23/1959Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Jason Alexander is known to most Americans as George Costanza, Jerry Seinfeld's neurotic friend on the hit TV…

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Director:Peter SegalWriters:Barry Blaustein, David Sheffield, Paul and Chris WeitzUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 105 minutesRelease:7/00Cast:Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller While Eddie…