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Ray Liotta

Actor Ray Liotta was best known for playing Henry Hill, the central "wiseguy" in Martin Scorsese's mobster film Goodfellas (1990). Ray Liotta began his acting career in New York, where he had early…

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor is the maverick and influential stand-up comedian whose career took a disastrous turn in 1980, when he set himself on fire while preparing to freebase cocaine. Richard Pryor began…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Problems

by EmilyDickinsonXLIThe Juggler of DayProblems Problems Bring me the sunset in a cup, Reckon the morning's flagons up, And say how many dew; Tell me how far the morning leaps, Tell me…

John Stephens WOOD, Congress, GA (1885-1968)

WOOD John Stephens , a Representative from Georgia; born on a farm near Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Ga., February 8, 1885; attended the public schools and the North Georgia Agricultural College…

Laura Dern

Laura Dern is a lanky blonde leading lady of the big screen, best known for her roles in David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) and Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993). She won an Oscar in 2020 for…

Expansion/Merger Timetable

For teams currently in NHL. 1919-Quebec Bulldogs finally take the ice after sitting out NHL's first two seasons; 1924-Boston Bruins and Montreal Maroons; 1925-New York Americans and…

Tina Turner Biography

Tina Turner(Annie Mae Bullock)rhythm and blues singerBorn: 11/26/1939Birthplace: Nutbush Borough, Tennessee Grammy Award-winning rhythm and blues singer known for her powerful vocals and her…

Bill Monroe Biography

Bill Monroe bluegrass musicianBorn: 9/13/1911Birthplace: Rosine, Kentucky The father of bluegrass, Monroe created the genre with his mandolin playing, high, lonesome tenor and nostalgic songs.…

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich was a film actress and cabaret singer from Berlin who became a Hollywood star after starring in Josef von Sternberg's film The Blue Angel (1930). All angles and androgyny, Marlene…

Vacation Stories from our Readers

  Unusual Vacation Stories Memorable vacation experiences submitted by our readers   Well It Went To A Good Home We left Wyoming where we had bought a piece of blue leather that I was going to…