Born: Mar. 31, 1928Hockey RW played 32 seasons in NHL and WHA from 1946-80; led NHL in scoring 6 times; All-NHL 1st team 12 times; MVP 6 times in NHL (1952-53,57-58,60,63) with Detroit and once in…
AuthorBorn: 3/27/1950Birthplace: New York, New York The writing of Julia Alvarez incorporates her vivid memories of childhood in the Dominican Republic, which her family fled in 1960, and the…
actorBorn: 9/8/1925Birthplace: Southsea, England Inimitable, eccentric film actor who starred in the British comic radio series The Goon Show before making his mark as the bemused Inspector…
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Martina Hingis
Born: Sept. 30, 1980Tennis player
in March 1997 at 16 years, 6 months, she became the youngest No. 1 ranked player…
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Member Name Birth-Death BARTLETT, Edward Lewis (Bob) 1904-1968 BEGICH, Mark 1962- BEGICH, Nicholas Joseph 1932-1972…
First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 1912 (women) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Swimming Did You Know?The water temperature in the…
Sunni militants terrorize countries all over the world in their bid to implement an Islamic state by Beth Rowen and Catherine McNiff Pro-ISIS supporters march in Mosul.…
actorBorn: 7/19/1962Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California Actor whose role as the earnest, talented, but troubled Dr. Mark Greene provided the moral center of ER (1994–2002), the most popular and…
