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(2 diggs) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Early life
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in Southampton, New York, to Wall Street stock broker John Vernou Bouvier III and Janet Norton Lee. Jacqueline had a younger sister, Caroline Lee, known as Lee, born in 1933. Her parents divorced in 1940 and her mother married Standard Oil heir Hugh D. Auchincloss, Jr. in 1942. Through Janets second marriage, Jacqueline gained a half sister and a half brother, Janet and James Auchincloss.
Her mothers family, the Lees, were mostly of Irish descent, and...

(1 diggs) Robin Williams Robin Williams
Early life
Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Laura (ne Smith, 19222001), was a former model from New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams (September 10, 1906 October 18, 1987) was a senior executive at Lincoln-Mercury Motorship in charge of the Midwest area. Williams was raised in the Episcopal Church, though his mother practiced Christian Science. He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he was a student at the Detroit...

(8 diggs) Colbert Report, Daily Show and South Park Nominated for Primetime Emmys There are a few sites with supposedly "full" lists of Emmy nominations, but in reality the full list is a 39 page PDF-document. Do all these people need Emmys? Can't we just give Emmys to people who are already very famous and therefore don't really need the award anyway? Anyway, if you're dying to know who is nominated in the Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Drama, you can download the full list here.
On a special note, I'd like to send a hearty congrats to the entire Comedy Central...

(1 diggs) UI to show new almanac today Hosted by almanac editor and publisher Tim Fay, the reading will feature contributors Steve Maravetz, director of new media for UI Health Care; Dee Ann Rexroat; Paula Carter; Robyn Hepker; Elaine Matt