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Chuck Jones Biography

Chuck JonesanimatorBorn: Sept. 21, 1912Birthplace: Spokane, Washington Jones was the animator of such classic cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. Jones spent 30 of…

Bing Crosby

Name at birth: Harry Lillis CrosbyBing Crosby was one of the biggest American music and movie stars of the mid-20th century, and his recording of "White Christmas" is perhaps the best-known holiday…

Rachel Dolezal

Social activist Rachel Dolezal made headlines in June of 2015 as the white woman who had been masquerading as the black woman who headed the Spokane, Washington chapter of the NAACP. The story came…

Paul Gerhart HATFIELD, Congress, MT (1928-2000)

Senate Years of Service: 1978-1978 Party: Democrat HATFIELD Paul Gerhart , a Senator from Montana; born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., April 29, 1928; educated in the public schools;…

Everclear Biography

Evercleargrunge-punk band In the mid-1980s, Art Alexakis decided to kick his drug habit and focus on music. He formed a country punk band, Colorfinger, in San Francisco. After the band split he moved…

Tool Biography

Toolmetal band Original members Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey, and Paul D'Amour met in Los Angeles and formed Tool in 1990. Their albums include Opiate (1992), Undertow (1993…

Timeline of Father's Day History

A century of celebrating dads 1910s 1920s 1950s 1960s 1970s 2000s 1910 Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, organizes the first Father's…

The Origins of Father's Day

On Sunday, June 19, people in the USA, the United Kingdom, and around the world will honor their fathers, grandfathers, and father figures. Coinciding with Juneteenth celebrations, it is a special…