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Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady, Has Died at 87
April 8, 2013 by Eudie PakFormer British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, one of the most formidable leaders of the 20th century, died Monday morning from a stroke, reports The Telegraph. She was 87.
"It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their...
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Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister / 1925 - 2013
The first female prime minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher was a controversial figurehead of conservative ideology during her time in office.
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Presidential Baseball Pitches: Who Started the Tradition?
April 2, 2013 by Tim OttThe arrival of spring brings the start of another baseball season, and with it an American tradition as occasionally awkward as a slow dance at a junior prom: the...
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- Fantastic Facial Hair
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William Howard Taft
Academic, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. President / 1857 - 1930
William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States, fulfilled a lifelong dream when he was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court, becoming the only person to have served as both a U.S. chief justice and president.
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Kurt Cobain: The Lives He Left Behind
April 5, 2013 by Eudie PakThe music world was dealt a heavy blow on April 8, 1994, when Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, 27, was found dead in his Seattle home from an apparent suicide. Coroners...
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- The 27 Club
- Mysterious Deaths
- Famous Lefties
Kurt Cobain
Singer / 1967 - 1994
A talented, troubled grunge performer, Kurt Cobain became a rock legend with his band Nirvana in the 1990s and committed suicide at his Seattle home in 1994.
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- Famous Leos
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Frances Bean Cobain
Singer / 1992 -
Model Frances Bean Cobain is the only daughter of guitarist Kurt Cobain and singer Courtney Love. Her father committed suicide when she was a child.
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- Women of Punk and Post Punk Music
- Celebrity Self-Imploders
- Hotheads
Courtney Love
Film, Songwriter, Singer / 1964 -
Before she became the poster child for drugs and plastic surgery, Courtney Love was an alternative rock star married to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Singers
- Famous Songwriters and Composers
Dave Grohl
Songwriter, Singer / 1969 -
As drummer for Nirvana and founding member of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl gave alternative rock its driving beat.
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- Famous Taureans
- Famous Songwriters and Composers
- Famous Bass Players
Krist Novoselic
Bassist, Songwriter / 1965 -
As the bassist of the grunge band Nirvana, Krist Novoselic was a part of the music revolution that brought alternative rock to the mainstream.
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Does Jack Kerouac Look Like Jon Hamm?
April 3, 2013 by Thad MorganJack Kerouac didn’t have an easy childhood. The iconic writer grew up with an alcoholic father and a family that could barely keep food on the table. His only way...
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- Imbibers
- Celebrity Enlistees
- Famous Military Veterans
Jack Kerouac
Journalist, Author, Poet / 1922 - 1969
Jack Kerouac was an American writer best known for the novel On the Road, which became an American classic, pioneering the Beat Generation in the 1950s.
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- Celebrity Golfers
- TV Dads
- Famous Lookalikes
Jon Hamm
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1971 -
In 2007, actor Jon Hamm took on his most famous character to date, playing philandering ad executive Don Draper in the American Movie Classics show Mad Men.
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Museums Dedicated to Women
March 28, 2013 by Gerit QuealyIn contemplating a trip to Val-Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt's charming cottage estate on the grounds of FDR's imposing Hyde Park, I was struck to discover that this was...
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- Wild West
- Groundbreaking Women
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Annie Oakley
Folk Hero / 1860 - 1926
Annie Oakley was a renowned markswoman and star who worked for years with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Activists
Maggie Lena Walker
Activist, Entrepreneur / 1864 - 1934
Maggie Lena Walker was grand secretary of the Independent Order of St. Luke, an organization dedicated to the social and financial advancement of African Americans.
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- Famous Irish-Americans
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Painters
Georgia O'Keeffe
Painter / 1887 - 1986
Georgia O'Keefe is a 20th century American painter best known for her flower canvases and southwestern landscapes.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Diplomat, U.S. First Lady / 1884 - 1962
The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of the first lady through her active participation in American politics.
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Anthony Perkins: Lost in the Jungle
April 2, 2013 by Andrew CannizzaroThe producers at BIO.com review hundreds of photos of famous figures each week, from award-winning actors and popular singers, to headliners and scandal makers. While we're digging through these archives, we often come across amazing photos that we're...
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- Actors Turned Directors
- Cast of Psycho
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Anthony Perkins
Actor / 1932 - 1992
Anthony Perkins is an Oscar-nominated stage and film actor who is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
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- EGOT Winners
- Best Actress Oscar Winners
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Audrey Hepburn
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Philanthropist / 1929 - 1993
Actress Audrey Hepburn, star of Breakfast at Tiffany's, remains one of Hollywood's greatest style icons and one of the world's most successful actresses.
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