Dion and the Belmonts were a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. All of its members were from the Bronx‚ New York City. In late 1957 Dion DiMucci joined The Belmonts with singers Carlo Mastrangelo‚ Fred Milano and Angelo D’Aleo to form the group. After Dion was paired with The Belmonts‚ The group signed with Laurie Records in early 1958. The breakthrough came when their very first Laurie release‚ "I Wonder Why"‚ reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top 100 charts‚ and they appeared for the
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William’s reputation rests primarily on his first Novel Lord of the Flies. He was born on September 19‚ 1911 in Saint Columb Minor‚ Cornwall‚ England. He was raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard. He studied at the school his father ran at Marlborough Grammar school. His father Alex was a schoolmaster and his mother‚ Mildred was a suffragette who fought for women’s right to vote. When William was just 12 years old he attempted to write his first novel and it was unsuccessful. He
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inger Mariah Carey was born March 27‚ 1970‚ in Huntington‚ Long Island‚ New York‚ to Alfred Roy Carey‚ a Venezuelan aeronautical engineer; and Patricia Carey‚ a voice coach and opera singer. Has two older siblings: a brother‚ Morgan‚ and a sister‚ Alison. Carey is known as one of the top "pop divas" of the 1990s‚ having sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. Her voice spans more than five octaves and she writes most of her own music. Carey’s parents divorced when she was 3 years old. She stunned
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Donald Trump was born on June 14‚ 1946 in Queens‚ New York. His parents are Fred Trump‚ who is a real estate developer‚ and Mary Anne. Trump has four other siblings‚ he is the fourth child out of the five. Trump’s Sister‚ Maryanne is a well-known U.S federal judge for U.S. Court of Appeals. Trump’s family is of Scottish and German descent. His family were immigrants that moved to New York in the early 1900’s. Trump’s named was taken from the German last name “Drumpf”‚ which came from his grandfather
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On August 28th‚ 1998 I was born at Adena hospital in Chillicothe‚ Ohio. My parents named me Josie Dawn Hackney because of my grandpa and step-grandpa. Josie comes from Joseph and Dawn comes from Donald. I used to hate my name but when I found out when where it came from‚ then I realized how much it means to my mom now my name just kind of grew with me. I was a 7 pound 8-ounce baby and that is kind of big to be a 5-week early twin. Since I was brought home from the hospital‚ I have lived in Oak Hill
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Jordan Belfort‚ the real man behind the academy award nominated film The Wolf of Wall Street. Was he a financial genius‚ a scam-artist‚ or even a blend of both? From middle-class obscurity‚ Belfort rose to the top of Wall Street at an incredible rate‚ faster than anyone had ever done before. But his rise up the financial ladder didn’t come cheaply. Two failed marriages‚ crippling drug addiction‚ and even a nearly fatal helicopter crash were just a few things his lifestyle cost him. His brokerage
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When I was five years old‚ I believed that it was God’s fate that I become F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ and Shakespeare in one person‚ except female and hopefully better looking; unfortunately‚ my writing style has yet to live up with those of the greats‚ so I am currently left with my femininity and outward appearance. My love of the English language has always resided in my heart and will perhaps hold a spot until the end of my days. I believe my love of the language stems from my interest
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Biographical information: Name - Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai Born - March 31st 1872 in St. Petersburg Died - March 9th 1952 in Moscow Occupation – Russian communist revolutionary‚ Soviet Ambassador to Norway Family background: Kollontai was born to a relatively wealthy family. Her father‚ General Mikhail Alekseevich Domontovich‚ served as a Calvary officer in the Russo-Turkish war and was an advisor to the Russian administration in Bulgaria. Kollontai’s mother‚ Alexandra Androvna Masalina-Mravinskaia
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Annie J. Easley was an female African-American computer scientist‚ mathematician‚ and rocket scientist. She helped develop power technology and software for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ which we all know as “NASA”. She was born on April 23‚ 1933 in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Easley was the daughter of Samuel Bird Easley and Mary Melvina Hoover. Her and her only brother‚ who was six years old than her were raised by their single mother‚ who was a great encourager‚ and excelled in
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Franklin Roosevelt was born on January 30‚ 1882‚ in Hyde Park‚ New York. He grew up in a very wealthy family‚ making their living on real estate and trade. Until the age of 14 Roosevelt received a very good education by tutors and governess. In 1896 Franklin attended Groton School for boys‚ but he did not fit in there. Most the boys that went to the same school as Franklin strived in athletics‚ but Roosevelt did not. After graduating in 1900 Roosevelt then decided to attend school at Harvard. He
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