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2 days ago · Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie designed her original board game as a critique, not a tribute, to capitalism. When she first began designing what would eventually become the basis of the classic board ...
5 days ago · We have interviews dedicated to the best five books on historical figures —which can include primary sources, or books that focus on specific aspects of their life or legacy, as well as the story of their lives—but in this section, we have also included biographies of historical/political figures who don't yet have a dedicated interview on our s...
1 day ago · Paul Gleason (1939–2006), film and television actor who appeared in Trading Places, The Breakfast Club and Die Hard (B) [38] [39] Paul Guilfoyle (1902–1961), character actor who tries to kill James Cagney in White Heat (B) [40] Kim Haas, journalist, who is the producer and host of the PBS series Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas [41]
2 days ago · Wollstonecraft is regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers, and feminists often cite both her life and her works as important influences. During her brief career she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book.
5 days ago · 3. Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before making her acting debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America. After a few more years of modeling, she began to concentrate on acting, starring in a variety of films including the horror film Phenomena (1985), the ...
4 days ago · Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes thousands of English-language biographical dictionaries and other compendia. Not full text; one must do HOLLIS searches for retrieved sources. American National Biography is the standard American source for biographies of major figures.
5 days ago · Born: April 7, 1970, San Francisco, California, U.S. (age 54) Founder: Amazon.com. Notable Family Members: spouse Jeff Bezos. MacKenzie Scott (born April 7, 1970, San Francisco, California, U.S.) is an American billionaire, philanthropist, and novelist.
