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2 days ago · Signature. Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter and folk heroine who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West . Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio. At age 15, she won a shooting contest against an experienced marksman ...
3 days ago · Robert Francis Vaughn (November 22, 1932 – November 11, 2016) was an American actor and political activist, whose career in film, television and theatre spanned nearly six decades. [1] He was a Primetime Emmy Award winner, a four-time Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award, and a BAFTA Award nominee. Vaughn had his breakthrough role as disabled ...
4 days ago · Jacqueline " Jackie " Lee Kennedy Onassis ( née Bouvier / ˈbuːvieɪ /; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American writer, book editor, and socialite who served as the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. A popular first lady, she endeared herself to the American public with her ...
2 days ago · 2785 (July 1972) [1] Peak ranking. No. 1 (July 1971) Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in the history ...
3 days ago · The 81-year-old man accused of being a “serial slingshot shooter” who terrorized his neighbors for a decade by allegedly firing ball bearings through their windows and windshields has died ...
1 day ago · John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student ...
4 days ago · Roald Dahl [a] (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. [1] [2] His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. [3] [4] He has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century".
