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Pete Rose
Pete Rose is one of the greatest professional baseball players in the history of the game -- and also one of the most controversial. Rose began playing professionally for the Cincinnati Reds in 1963…Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson's astonishing vocal range and exuberance on stage earned him the nickname "Mr. Excitement," and he had dozens of hit records from the late 1950s into the early 1970s, including "Lonely…Adlai Stevenson
Name at birth: Adlai Ewing Stevenson IIAdlai Stevenson was the Democratic candidate for president in 1952 and 1956, losing decisively to former general and World War II hero Dwight Eisenhower both…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: On A Swearing Coxcomb
by Robert Burns On A SuicideOn An Innkeeper Nicknamed "The Marquis"On A Swearing Coxcomb Here cursing, swearing Burton lies, A buck, a beau, or "Dem my eyes!" Who in his…The Gem State
The Question: Which state is known as the "Gem State"? The Answer: In addition to being known as the "Spud State" and the "Panhandle State",…Cal Ripken
Name at birth: Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr.Cal Ripken earned the nickname "Iron Man" by playing in a record 2632 consecutive major league baseball games. The string ran from 30 May 1982 to 19 September…Caligula
Name at birth: Gaius Caesar GermanicusCaligula was emperor of Rome from 37-41 A.D., and in four short years established a reputation for strange behavior which has endured for 20 centuries. Son of…Moses Maimonides
Name at birth: Moshe ben MaimonMoses Maimonides is regarded by many as the greatest Jewish philosopher ever. As a doctor, rabbi, religious scholar, mathematician, astronomer, and commentator on the…Jimmy Durante
Name at birth: James Francis DuranteBig-nosed and boisterous, Jimmy Durante was a vaudeville favorite who continued on as a star in the early days of radio and TV. Originally a saloon piano player,…Alvin ‘Shipwreck’ Kelly
Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly was the acknowledged master of flagpole-sitting, a nutty public fad of the 1920s. Alvin Kelly would clamber to the top of a specially-prepared flagpole and remain there on a…Trending
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