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Gwen Ifill

TV news reporter A native New Yorker, Ifill is a graduate of Simmons College. She has covered the White House, Congress, presidential campaigns, and the government for the New York Times, the…

House of Representatives, 113th Congress

Below is the composition of the 113th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2012 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…

corner

(Encyclopedia) corner, securing of all or nearly all the supply of any commodity or stock so that its buyers are forced to pay exorbitant prices. Corners may be planned deliberately or may be brought…

Starr, Belle

(Encyclopedia) Starr, Belle, 1848?–89, American outlaw, b. near Carthage, Mo. Her original name was Myra Belle (or Maybelle) Shirley. Her family members were Confederate sympathizers, and her father…

Margaret Warner

TV news reporter A graduate of Yale University, Warner was a reporter for The Concord (New Hampshire) Monitor, The San Diego Union, and The Wall Street Journal. In 1983 she transferred to Newsweek…

The Four Horsemen

Senior backfield that led Notre Dame to national collegiate football championship in 1924; put together as sophomores by Irish coach Knute Rockne; immortalized by sportswriter Grantland Rice,…

Christopher Lloyd

actorBorn: 10/22/1938Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut Emmy Award-winning television and film actor known for his roles as eccentric, spaced-out characters. He played former flower child “Reverend…

LaVern Baker

(Delores Williams)singerBorn: 11/11/1929Birthplace: Chicago A gutsy vocalist capable of blending blues and jazz styles, she contributed to the rise of rock and roll. During her time with Atlantic…

Robbie Tilley Branscum

writerBorn: 6/17/1937Birthplace: near Big Flat, Arkansas A popular children's author, she drew on her own childhood in rural Arkansas to tell stories of hardship and good times in some 20 books.…

Movies and Film: Ten Fabulous French Films

Ten Fabulous French FilmsMovies and FilmFrench Film HistoryIt's Art, Stupid!A Century of Cinematic SplendorBefore the WarSurfing the "New Wave"The Eighties and NinetiesTen Fabulous French Films…