Lena horne BIOGRAPHY! Actress and singer Lena Horne was born June 30‚ 1917‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. She left school at age 16 to help support her mother and became a dancer at the Cotton Club in Harlem. She later sang at Carnegie Hall and appeared in such films as Stormy Weather and The Wiz. She was also known for her work with civil rights groups‚ and refused to play roles that stereotyped African-American women. Contents Synopsis Early Life Early Career Activism and Blacklists
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On September 13‚1969‚ a baby boy was born in Dyersville‚ Iowa. His name is Brad Heims. Growing up‚ he lived on a dairy farm with his mother‚ his father‚ his brother‚ and his two sisters. He had lots of pets including a black lab‚ calves‚ cows‚ and a horse name Princess. He always took Princess to the fair and won many awards with her. Brad’s nickname was Peanut and he was afraid of needles from a bad experience with a doctor. He remembers that his great grandfather ran moonshine for Al- Capone‚ an
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Bibliography: http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/aaron_hank.htm http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/aaronhen.shtml http://www.bookrags.com/biography/hank-aaron/ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-739
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William and Mary Biography William III was born on November 4th‚ 1650 in The Hague‚ Netherlands. He was the son of William II‚ Prince of Orange‚ and Mary‚ Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. William II of Orange died of smallpox before his son‚ William III‚ was even born. By the age of ten‚ William III became an orphan when his mother too died of smallpox. In 1672‚ William III was appointed Stadtholder and captain general of the Dutch forces to resist the French invasion of the Netherlands.
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Cited: "Harry Houdini - Biography." Appleton History. Appleton Public Library‚ 2 Aug. 2004. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . Who’s Who in History Biography.
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finding love twice he got a divorce and then kicking Joyce Maynard of his home. In 2000 his daughter Margaret wrote a negative side of his father that had mixed reviews. He married Colleen O’Neill until his death in January 27th‚ 2010. In 2013 a biography of the writer entitled Salinger. bio.true story‚ . N.p.. Web. 27 Nov 2013. . .
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Biography: Born at Pella‚ Macedonia in 356 B.C.E Father- King Phillip II mother- Olympias Age 13 he became student of Aristotle In 336 B.C.E Phillip was assassinated and at 20 years old Alexander took the throne The first engagement was against the Persians at the Granicus River‚ next western Asia Minor‚ then turned south moving along the Mediterranean coast; ran into resistance from island of Tyre. Alexander led a siege for 7 months‚ finally conquering Tyre in July 332 B.C.E; then moved
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Cited: “Fritz Haber - Biography". Nobelprize.org. 10 Feb 2012 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1918/haber-bio.html Fritz Haber." Notable Scientists from 1900 to the Present. Ed. Brigham Narins. Detroit: Gale Group‚ 2008. Gale Science In Context. Web
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Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in salem‚ Massachusetts‚ on july 4‚ 1804‚ into the sixth generation of his salem family. His strictly Puritan ancestors included businessmen‚ judges and seamen. Two aspects of his family background especially affected his imagination and writing career. The Hathornes (Nathaniel added the “w” to the name” had been involved in religious persecution (intense harassment) with their first American ancestor‚ William. Another ancestor‚ John
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vershoks. Body medium. Age 23 features: Second and third toe of the left foot attacked. Appearance: Ordanary. Hair dark brown. Beard and moustaches: Brown. Nose straight and long. Forehead straight but low. Face long‚ sworthy and pockmarked. This biography is about Joseph Stalin. Stalin was known for being the founder of the Soviet Union after the founder the Soviet Union. Stalin was born on December 18‚ 1878.Joseph was born in Gori Georgia‚ Russia.Born on December 18‚ 1879‚ in Gori‚ Georgia‚ Joseph
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