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Kim Gilmore
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Kim Gilmore is Historian and Director of Corporate Outreach at A+E Networks. Her favorite people featured on the BIO website are Frederick Douglass, Pocahontas and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Remembering Rosa Parks on Her 100th Birthday
February 3, 2013 by Kim GilmorePost a comment“We received a call upon arrival the bus driver said he had a colored female sitting in the white section of the bus, and would not move back.” These words, from...
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Civil Rights Activists
Rosa Parks
Civil Rights Activist / 1913 - 2005
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger, spurring the Montgomery boycott and other efforts to end segregation.
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The Queen of Rock: A Freddie Mercury Birthday Tribute
September 5, 2012 by Kim GilmoreThe man who became known as “Freddie Mercury” was born in Stone Town, Zanzibar (later Tanzania), on September 5, 1946. As lead vocalist for the rock band Queen,...
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- Musical Monikers
- Queen
- Famous Virgoans
Freddie Mercury
Songwriter, Singer / 1946 - 1991
Freddie Mercury is best known as the rock worlds most versatile and engaging performers and for his mock operatic masterpiece, Bohemian Rhapsody.
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Lady Bird Johnson’s 100th Birthday: A Beautiful Legacy Remembered
December 19, 2012 by Kim GilmoreDecember 22 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of one of the United States' most beloved First Ladies. Born Claudia Taylor in Karnack, Texas in 1912,...
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- People with Animal Names
- Influential Women of Washington
- U.S. First Ladies
Lady Bird Johnson
Women's Rights Activist, U.S. First Lady / 1912 - 2007
The wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson served as first lady from 1963 to 1969.
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- U.S. Presidents
- Famous Virgoans
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. President, U.S. Vice President / 1908 - 1973
Lyndon B. Johnson was elected vice president of the U.S. in 1960 and became the 36th president in 1963, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Famous Mormons
August 27, 2012 by Kim GilmoreAs Mitt Romney takes the stage as the Republic nominee for president, there has been increased interest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)...
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- 2012 Presidential Hopefuls
- 2012 Election Candidates
- Candidates Eating
Mitt Romney
Governor / 1947 -
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney made a run for the Republican nomination in the 2008 presidential election, losing to John McCain. He made another run for the presidency in 2012, but was defeated by President Barack Obama.
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- Donny and Marie Osmond
- USO Entertainers
- Weight Loss Winners
Marie Osmond
Theater Actress, Singer, Television Personality / 1959 -
Singer, actress, and television personality, Marie Osmond was half of the brother-and-sister duo Donny and Marie, with her brother Donny Osmond.
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- Donny and Marie Osmond
- Cast of Dancing with the Stars
- Famous Sagittarians
Donny Osmond
Television Actor, Music Producer, Singer, Game Show Host, Talk Show Host, Journalist / 1957 -
Donny Osmond was the standout performer of his family singing group, the Osmond Brothers. He also hosted the Donny and Marie variety show with his sister.
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Fiction Authors
- Famous Self-Made Millionaires
Stephenie Meyer
Author / 1973 -
Stephenie Meyer is best known for authoring the Twilight book series, which was later adapted for a film franchise.
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Remembering Bela Lugosi, The Classic Dracula
October 18, 2012 by Kim Gilmore"I am Dracula...I bid you welcome."
Bela Lugosi, the Hungarian-born actor, became Dracula in the eyes of moviegoers through infamous lines like these. Lugosi's...
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- Creepy Actors
- Vampires
- Famous Dropouts
Bela Lugosi
Actor / 1882 - 1956
Count Dracula was Actor Bela Lugosi's most famous role. Lugosi played him in stage productions and in the 1931 Universal Pictures film Dracula.
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Amelia Earhart Found? The Search Continues
July 23, 2012 by Kim GilmoreOf all the American female aviators in history, Amelia Earhart has captured the world’s imagination the most. The longevity of her story, perhaps, can be credited...
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- Daring Female Adventurers
- Aviation Accident Victims
- Mysterious Deaths
Amelia Earhart
Pilot / 1897 - 1939
Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, mysteriously disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
