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Richard Dobbs SPAIGHT, Congress, NC (1758-1802)

SPAIGHT, Richard Dobbs, (father of Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr., and grandfather of Richard Spaight Donnell), a Delegate and a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., March…

King SWOPE, Congress, KY (1893-1961)

SWOPE, King, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., August 10, 1893; attended the common schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1914 and…

Lisa Marie Presley

daughter of The KingBorn: 2/1/1968Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee The only child of Elvis, Lisa Marie Presley was born a celebrity and is the sole heir to his estate, estimated to be $100 million.…

Nine Inch Nails

rock groupBirthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Formed in 1988, this rock and roll band achieved commercial success in the 1990s with a blend of industrial sonics, pop conventions, heavy-metal aggression,…

2006 Summer Extreme Games

(Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 3–6, 2006)Skateboard: Sandro Dias (men's vert), Chris Cole (men's street), Danny Way (big air) Elissa Steamer (women's street), Cara-Beth Burnside (women's vert)Moto X:…

Paul Mazursky

(Irwin Mazursky)producer, director, screenwriter, actorBorn: 4/25/1930Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York This versatile filmmaker debuted as an actor in Stanley Kubrick's first film, Fear and Desire (…

Michael Rapaport

actorBorn: 3/20/1970Birthplace: New York City While launching his career in television, this actor played comedy clubs in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He appeared on Murphy Brown (1988), NYPD Blue (…

John Turturro

actorBorn: 2/28/1957Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York After making his film debut in Raging Bull (1980), Turturro attended Yale University's graduate drama program and acted on stage in New York City…

Sheldon Leonard

(Sheldon Leonard Bershad)actor, producer, directorBorn: 2/22/1907Birthplace: New York City As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing gangster characters in films such as Lucky Jordan (1942), Why…