Derek Sanderson Jeter was born on June 26‚ 1974‚ in Pequannock‚ New Jersey. His mom (Dorothy)‚ an accountant‚ and his dad (Charles)‚ a substance-abuse counselor‚ he moved to Kalamazoo‚ Michigan‚ at age 4 so his father could pursue a Ph.D. in psychology from Western Michigan University. Skinny and athletic‚ Jeter was talented enough to play basketball at Kalamazoo Central High School‚ but he was determined to become a Major League Baseball player (specifically)‚ the starting shortstop for the New
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Roger Emerson is a professional composer and arranger with over 900 choral titles in print and over 30 million copies in circulation. He is the wildest performer of choral music in the world today. His works include the choral arrangements of Josh Groban’s You Raise Me Up‚ Seasons of Love from Rent‚ Joyful‚ Joyful from Sister Act‚ and Don’t Stop Believin’ from Glee. The best-selling choral arrangements‚ Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel‚ O Sifuni Mungu and Riversong. Mr. Emerson has been the recipient
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Fr. Michael McGivney was born on August 12‚ 1852 in Waterbury‚ Connecticut. His parents‚ Patrick and Mary McGivney‚ were immigrants who participated in the great wave of Irish immigration to the United States. Mary McGivney gave birth to thirteen children‚ almost half of whom died in infancy or early childhood. Michael was the oldest and went to the small district schools of Waterbury’s working-class neighborhoods. A well-behaved child and a good student‚ he was admired by his school principal for
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Many writers are known for their amazing stories‚ but no one really knows the story behind the actual writer. Alice Walker was born on February 9‚ 1944‚ in Eatonton‚ Georgia. She is the youngest of the eight children of Willie Lee and Minnie Walker. Her parents were poor sharecroppers who instilled in her the value of hard work. When Walker was eight‚ she was shot in the eye with a BB gun causing her to become partially blind. Although her blindness was seen as a setback‚ it allowed her to attend
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Andy Warhol was born August 6‚ 1928 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. In third grade‚ Andy had Sydenham’s chorea. He was often bedridden as a child he became an outcast at school and ended up bonding with his mother. At times when he was confined to his bed he drew‚ listened to the radio and collected pictures of movie stars.When Warhol was at age 13‚ his father died in a car accident. When Warhol graduated from Schenley High School in 1945 he had planned to study art education at the University of Pittsburgh
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Famed author Amy Tan was born on February 19‚ 1952 in Oakland California. Her father was an electrical engineer and a Baptist minister. Her mother believed in Chinese spirits and left behind three daughters when she immigrated to America. Tan was raised in Northern California‚ but when her older brother and father both died from brain tumors‚ her mother took her and her younger brother to Europe. By the time she graduated high school‚ she had been attended eleven schools. She also got arrested for
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Robert Arneson Robert Arneson was born in 1930 in the town of Benicia‚ California. Growing up‚ Robert’s father would encourage him to draw constantly. Robert would get most of his inspiration at this age from all the comics his father would read him. Robert would imagine himself in various hero-like roles in his drawings and even at this young age he was able to put together well thought out stories with his drawings. He continued to gain experience with drawing and was on the role to becoming
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born on April 25th 1917 in Newport News Virginia Ella Jane Fitzgerald also known as first lady of song lady Ella and queen of jazz was brought into the world . elevator market and US history as being the top female jazz singer for more than 50 years and in 1958 the first African American woman to win a Grammy. she went on to winning 13 Grammys and sell more than 40 million albums. Ella Fitzgerald was brought into the world by William Fitzgerald and Tim Prince William Fitzgerald also known as Tempe
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Iyanla Vanzant is an American inspirational speaker‚ lawyer‚ spiritual teacher‚ author‚ life coach and television personality. Although she is a former relationship expert on The Oprah Winfrey show‚ Iyanla is primarily known for her books and TV shows. Shows such as “Starting Over‚ Iyanla Fix My Life‚ and Oprah Winfrey’s “First Class” made her a sensation and a valuable asset in the areas of counseling and life coaching. Born‚ Rhonda Harris in Brooklyn New York in 1953‚ Iyanla’s life has been filled
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Marian Anderson was born on February 27‚ 1897 in Philadelphia. She was the daughter of John Berkley Anderson and Annie Delilah Rucker. Her father sold ice and coal at the reading terminal in down town Philadelphia and eventually had a small liquor business too. Her mother prior to her marriage was attending Virginia seminary and College in Lynchburg‚ and also worked as a school teacher in Virginia. Anderson was the eldest of three children‚ Alice (which later changed the spelling of her name to Alyse)
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