Alger Hiss was a U.S. lawyer, civil servant, administrator, businessman, author, and lecturer.
In 1948, Whittaker Chambers, a government informant and former Communist Party member, testified to the House Committee on Un-American Activities that Hiss had secretly been a Communist while in federal service. Called before HUAC, Hiss categorically denied the charge. When Chambers repeated his […]

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Tommy Dorsey was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, and bandleader in the Big Band era. He was the younger brother of Jimmy Dorsey.
Tommy Dorsey’s first band formed out of the remnant of the Joe Haymes band, and his smooth, lyrical trombone style – whether on ballads or on no-holds-barred swingers – became one of […]

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The Mousetrap is a play in the murder mystery genre by Agatha Christie. The play is known for having the longest initial run of any play in the world, with over 23,000 performances since beginning its run in the West End of London in November 25, 1952. The play is known for its twist ending, […]

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England v Hungary refers to a seminal and historic football match that ended England’s unbeaten home run against sides from outside the British Isles that had stood since 1901.
The game took place on November 25, 1953, in English football’s hallowed cathedral, the old Wembley Stadium, and included many famous names that are now well-known in […]

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Gigi is a 1944 novel by the French writer Colette about a wealthy cultured man of fashion who discovers he is in love with a young Parisian girl being groomed for a career as a grande cocotte and eventually marries her.
It has been made into several plays and films:
The Broadway version of the play, adapted […]

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Charles Ellis “Chuck” Schumer is the senior U.S. Senator from the State of New York, serving since 1999. A Democrat, in 2005, he became chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
In November 2006, he was elected to the new post of Vice Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus. In this position, he is the third-ranking […]

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Bo Derek is a Golden Globe-nominated American film actress and model.
Derek first came to prominence when she co-starred in the 1979 Blake Edwards film 10, in which Dudley Moore’s character is torn between his love for Julie Andrews and his fascination with Derek.
Her appearance shot her to instant stardom and status as a sex symbol. […]

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The Slansky trial was a show trial against elements of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia who were thought to have adopted the line of the maverick Yugoslav leader Josip Tito.
On November 20, 1952, Rudolf Slansky, General Secretary of the KSC, and 13 other Communist leaders or bureaucrats, 11 of them Jews, were accused of participating […]

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National Review was first published on November 19, 1955 and is a biweekly magazine of political opinion, founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr. and based in New York City.
While the print version of the magazine is available online to subscribers, the web site’s free content is essentially a separate publication. Generally the magazine provides […]

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The Edsel was a make of automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company during the 1958, 1959, and 1960 model years. The car brand is best known as one of the most spectacular failures in the history of the United States automobile industry.
The Edsel was introduced amidst considerable publicity on “E Day”—September 4, 1957. It […]

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