Tom StoppardplaywrightBorn: 7/3/1937Birthplace: Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia Tony Award-winning playwright known for his dazzling wordplay and clever constructions. His plays include…
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Spain. On March 11, 2004, Spain's most horrific terrorist attack occurred: 202 people were killed and 1,400 were injured in bombings at Madrid's railway station. The government at…
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TROUT Michael Carver , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pa., September 30, 1810;
received a very limited education;
employed as a hatter for three…
HALL Norman , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born on the Muncy Farms, near Halls Station, Lycoming County, Pa., November 17, 1829;
was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1847…
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Jean-Paul RiopelleAge: 78 Canadian abstract expressionist painter who produced most of his work in postwar France. His works appear in New York City's Museum of Modern Art and London's Tate…
