(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850–94, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, b. Edinburgh. Handicapped from youth by delicate health, he struggled all his life against tuberculosis. He…
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Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann (Random House)
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Roddy McDowallAge: 70 English-born actor who starred as a child with Elizabeth Taylor in Lassie Come Home. McDowall continued his successful film career as an adult, appearing in such…
High Jump
Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the men's high jump competition from 1896 to the present.
Year
Height
Record
1896
Ellery Clark, USA
5-111…
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Chevy Chase(Cornelius Crane Chase)actor, comedianBorn: 10/8/1943Birthplace: New York City Joined the Saturday Night Live crew in 1975 and amused audiences with his deadpan humor and…
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