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Gene Simmons

Name at birth: Chaim WitzGene Simmons is the front man, lead singer and bass player for KISS, the theatrically-minded and face-painted rock band that had its heyday in the 1970s. Simmons was born in…

Little Women: Part 1, Chapter 16 — Letters

LettersIn the cold gray dawn the sisters lit their lamp and read their chapter with an earnestness never felt before. For now the shadow of a real trouble had come, the little books were…

The Congress of Women: Woman as an Investor

by Mrs. Louise A. Starkweather The Progress of Fifty YearsThe Feast of Columbia, 1493-1893.Woman as an Investor Mrs. Louise A. Starkweather is a native of West Virginia. She was born March…

Macau Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Macau A bicycle rickshaw driver carries passengers in Macau, December 17, 1999. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Macau Special Administrative…

January 2003 Disasters

Jan. 1–8, Bangladesh and Northern India: Nearly 400 people perished from cold weather and icy winds in an area where millions of people have no heat, electricity, or warm clothing.Jan. 8,…

Poem: Hysteria

Poem 21 Poem 23 Hysteria As she laughed I was aware of becoming involved in her laughter and being part of it, until her teeth were only accidental stars with a talent for squad-drill. I…

The Story of Us

Director:Rob ReinerWriters:Alan Zweibel and Jessie NelsonUniversal; R; 90 minutesRelease:10/99Cast:Michelle Pfeiffer, Bruce Willis, Paul Reiser, Rob Reiner The thrill and sorrow of romance…

Pokemon: The First Movie

Director:Kunihiko YuyamaWriter:Takeshi ShudoWarner Bros.; G; 90 minutesRelease:11/99Voices of:Veronica Taylor, Philip Bartlett As Pokemon achieves cultlike status in the hearts and minds of…

Lewis Dewart APSLEY, Congress, MA (1852-1925)

APSLEY Lewis Dewart , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Northumberland, Pa., September 29, 1852; moved with his parents to Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa., in 1861; attended public and…