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/**/ Independence Hall in Philadelphia was where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed. Read about the American flag, famous firsts in America, territorial expansion, U.S…Walter Cronkite
Cronkite, Walter (Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.)krŏngˈkĪt, krŏnˈ–, 1916–2009, American news broadcaster, b. St. Joseph, Mo. He left (1935) the Univ. of Texas to write for the Houston Press and later…Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain was a rough-and-tumble chef famous for his television shows about cooking and travel, and for his bestselling 2000 book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly…Dana Delany
Dana Delany has been an American television star since she played nurse Colleen McMurphy on ABC's Vietnam War drama China Beach from 1988 to 1992. McMurphy was competent, caring, and occasionally…Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager was the first human to fly faster than the speed of sound. Born and raised in small-town West Virginia, Chuck Yeager joined the Army as an airplane mechanic in 1941. As World War II…George McGovern
Name at birth: George Stanley McGovernGeorge McGovern was the longtime U.S. senator from South Dakota who was the Democratic candidate for president in 1972. The son of a Methodist minister, George…Big Bad Love
Director:Arliss HowardWriters:James Howard and Arliss HowardIFC Films; R; 111 minutesRelease:2/02Cast:Arliss Howard, Debra Winger, Paul Le Mat Big Bad Love's biggest accomplishment…Joseph Heller
Joseph Heller wrote Catch-22 (1961), the darkly comic World War II novel whose title became a common term for a no-win situation. The novel's protagonist, Yossarian, wants to stop flying combat…Sam JOHNSON, Congress, TX (1930)
JOHNSON Sam , A Representative from Texas; born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 11, 1930; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas, Tex.; B.B.A., Southern Methodist University,…John Patrick MURTHA, Jr., Congress, PA (1932-2010)
MURTHA John Patrick, Jr. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va., June 17, 1932; graduated from Ramsey High School, Mount Pleasant, Pa., 1950; attended…Trending
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