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Literary Hoaxes

Read about best-selling memoirs that were revealed to mix fact and fiction by Mark Hughes, Liz Olson, and Beth Rowen Related Links The Hoax Files Famous Hoaxes Quiz…

2007 Academy Awards

The 2007 Academy Awards were presented February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture Atonement…

Father's Day — Dads on TV

  Father Grows UpA history of TV's most famous dads   by Beth Rowen   The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Dear old dad has come a long way on the small screen, from television's early…

David O. Selznick

producerBorn: 5/10/1902Birthplace: Pittsburgh Hollywood producer and magnate who was the driving force behind Gone With the Wind (1939). After working for Paramount, RKO, and MGM, he formed…

Michael WALSH, Congress, NY (1810-1859)

WALSH, Michael, a Representative from New York; born in Youghal, near Cork, Ireland, May 4, 1810; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; immigrated…

Beastie Boys

rock group The group's album, Licensed to Ill (1986) spawned the hit “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)” and went quintuple platinum, fueled by cross-over interest from both the band's…

2008 Summer Games Tennis

MenSingles: Rafael Nadal, SPA, def. Fernando Gonzalez, CHI, 6-3, 7(7)-6(2), 6-3.   Novak Djokovic, SER Doubles…

Richard Gere

actorBorn: 8/31/1949Birthplace: Philadelphia Handsome albeit sometimes wooden leading man who often portrays unstable or otherwise undesirable characters, with headline-grabbing roles in Looking…

Royal Titles

A look at the aristocratic pecking order by David Johnson Emperor Comes from the Latin, "imperator," which was originally a military title. Soldiers would salute the leader of a victorious…

1990 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Another Day in Paradise,” Phil CollinsAlbum of the YearBack on the Block, Quincy Jones (Qwest/Warner Bros.)Song of the Year“From a Distance,” Julie Gold, songwriterBest New…