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Bruce Frank VENTO, Congress, MN (1940-2000)
VENTO Bruce Frank , a Representative from Minnesota; born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 7, 1940; attended the public schools of St. Paul; attended St. Thomas College, St. Paul, 1958-…James TILTON, Congress, DE (1745-1822)
TILTON, James, a Delegate from Delaware; born in Kent County, Del., June 1, 1745; attended Nottingham Academy, Maryland; was graduated from the medical department of the University of…Mary McLeod Bethune
Name at birth: Mary Jane McLeodMary McLeod Bethune was a leading educator and school founder who served as an unofficial advisor on African-American issues to presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and…Lusia Harris
Lusia “Lucy” Harris was a record-breaking women’s basketball player in the 1970s, made famous again by the Oscar-winning short documentary The Queen of Basketball (2021). The film was released just…Art Tatum
Name at birth: Arthur Tatum, Jr.Art Tatum was one of the greatest American piano players of the 20th century, rising to fame in the 1930s on the strength of his virtuoso jazz performances. Tatum was…Oscar Hijuelos Biography
Oscar HijuelosWriterBorn: 1951Birthplace: New York City Oscar Hijuelos is the first Hispanic to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A second-generation Cuban American, Hijuelos grew up in New…Holiday Features
Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…Society & Culture Features
Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Walt Whitman: The Base of All Metaphysics
The Base of All MetaphysicsAnd now gentlemen, A word I give to remain in your memories and minds, As base and finale too for all metaphysics.(So to the students the old professor, At the…Walt Whitman: The Dead Tenor
The Dead TenorAs down the stage again, With Spanish hat and plumes, and gait inimitable, Back from the fading lessons of the past, I'd call, I'd tell and own, How much from thee! the…Trending
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