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Cleveland Abbe Profile Cleveland Abbe inaugurated a public weather service that served as a model for the national weather service, which was organized shortly thereafter as a branch of the U.S. Army Signal Service. In 1871 he was appointed chief meteorologist of the branch, which in 1891 was reorganized as the U.S. Weather Bureau (later the National Weather Service), and he served in that capacity more than 45 years. NAME: Cleveland Abbe OCCUPATION: Inventor, Astronomer, Meteorologist BIRTH DATE: December 03, 1838 DEATH DATE: October 28, 1916 EDUCATION: Free Academy PLACE OF BIRTH:

Mahmoud Abbas Profile Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas helped found Fatah in the 1950s, which spearheaded the Palestinian armed struggle and dominated the Palestine Liberation Organization. In the 1990s Abbas stepped into the international spotlight when he led Palestine's peace talks with Israel, resulting in the 1993 Oslo Accords. He was chosen as the unofficial president of the "State of Palestine" in 2008 NAME: Mahmoud Abbas OCCUPATION: Political Leader BIRTH DATE: 1935 EDUCATION: University of Damascus, Moscow State University PLACE OF BIRTH: Zefat, Palestine [now Israel] AKA: Abu Mazen 

Frank Abagnale Synopsis Frank Abagnale became notorious for impersonating a pilot, a doctor, and a laywer while in his early 20s. He was arrested at 21 by the French police, and later hired by the FBI to teach them his fradulent tricks. He started his own consultating agency, educating corporations, financial institutions and government agencies Early Life Frank Abagnale Jr. was born on April 27, 1948, in Bronxville, New York. He was one of four children born to parents Frank Abagnale Sr. and Paulette Abagnale. The couple met in Algiers during World War II, while Frank Sr. was stationed in Oran. After the war, they moved to New York, where Frank started a stationery business on Madison Avenue. Frank Jr. had a happy childhood, and was especially close to his father. When his mother decided unexpectedly to leave his father, however, the young Frank's life was turned upside-down. Not only were his siblings devastated, but so was his father, who was still very much in lov

Synopsis Brooklyn-born Aaliyah Dana Haughton (born January 16, 1979) started voice lessons shortly after she learned to talk. Determined to be a star, she signed a contract with Jive Records at the age of 12 and came to popular acclaim in 1994. On her way home from a music video shoot in 2001, a plane crash killed Aaliyah and eight members of her film crew. She was 22 years old at the time of her death NAME: Aaliyah Dana Haughton OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Singer BIRTH DATE: January 16, 1979 DEATH DATE: August 25, 2001 EDUCATION: Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn,