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4 days ago · Paulette Jiles’ 2002 novel ENEMY WOMEN describes the untenable situations so many Missouri households found themselves in during the Civil War in that divided state. Bands of guerrillas loyal to either the Union or the Confederacy terrorized the land. Even families attempting neutrality became suspected of sympathies for one side or the other.
1 day ago · The Egyptian pharaoh and unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt was carried off and then killed by a hippopotamus. [2] [3] Draco of Athens. c. 620 BC. The Athenian lawmaker was reportedly smothered to death by gifts of cloaks and hats showered upon him by appreciative citizens at a theatre in Aegina, Greece.
5 days ago · Tom Hanks, American actor whose cheerful everyman persona made him a natural for starring roles in many popular films, including Splash (1984) and Big (1988). In the 1990s he expanded his comedic repertoire to include such dramas as Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). He won an Oscar for both movies.
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4 days ago · William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio, to William Henry "Will" Gable (1870–1948), an oil-well driller, [4] [5] and his wife Adeline ( née Hershelman). His father was a Protestant and his mother a Catholic. Gable was named Bill after his father, but he was almost always called Clark, and referred to as "the kid" by ...
20 hours ago · Bottom Line: The Diva Goes Overboard continues Krista Davis’s winsome Domestic Diva Mysteries with a multi-layered plot that was packed with surprising twists. Family drama, unexpected secrets, copious rumors, and an increasing murder count kept Sophie on her toes and kept me absorbed in the story.
5 days ago · Publish as. Kiefat, Paulette D. age 78 of Eagan, MN passed away May 7, 2024. Paulette was born on January 16, 1946, to Alfred and Arnolda Schwanke. Paulette is preceded in death by her...
3 days ago · Death by hanging. Gilles de Rais ( c. 1405 – 26 October 1440), Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known for his reputation and later conviction as a confessed serial killer of children.
