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Stephen Colbert

Actor and comedian Born April 20, 1964, in Charleston, SC; married Evelyn McGee; children: three. Education: Attended Hampden-Sydney College, c. 1982...

Coldplay

Coldplay

Rock group From the time of British-bred sensation Coldplay's first major-label release in the summer of 2000, music journalists have written that the band doesn't quite fit in...

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Coldplay

Rock group Members include Guy Berryman (born April 12, 1978, in Fife, Scotland), bass; Jonny Buckland (born September 11, 1977, in London, England), guitar; Will Champion (...

Nat"king" Cole

Nat"king" Cole

Born: March 17, 1919 Montgomery, Alabama Died: 1965 Santa Monica, California African American musician, singer, and pianist The Americ...

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Anne Cole

Swimwear designer Born c. 1930, in California; daughter of Fred Cole (a swimwear manufacturer). Education: Attended University of California—Los Ange...

Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman

Born: January 26, 1892 Atlanta, Texas Died: May 1, 1926 Jacksonville, Florida African American aviator Bessie Coleman...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Born: October 21, 1772 Devonshire, England Died: July 25, 1834 Highgate, England English poet and author Samuel Taylo...

Trinity College

Trinity College

Science and education

Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial

Bishop's Stortford College

Bishop's Stortford College

Science and education

Bishop's Stortford College is a private boarding and day school in the English public school tradition for more than 1,200 pupils aged 4–18, situated in a 130-acre (0.53 km2) campus on the edge

Collider

Collider

Advertising and media

Collider is an online entertainment publication, with a focus on the film industry and television series. Collider focuses on entertainment news, analysis, and commentary, along wi

Marva Collins

Marva Collins

Born: August 31, 1936 Monroeville, Alabama African American teacher Schoolteacher Marva Collins founded Chicago's Westside Preparatory School in ...

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Jackie Collins

Author Born Jacqueline Jill Collins in 1941, in London, England; daughter of Joseph (a theatrical agent) and Elsa (a dancer) Collins; married Wallace Austin (a businessman),...

Eileen Collins

Eileen Collins

November 19, 1956 • Elmira, New York> Astronaut Throughout her career as an astronaut, Eileen Collins achieved several firsts in the history of space travel. In 1995...

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Born: October 16, 1890 Clonakilty, Ireland Died: August 22, 1922 West Cork, Ireland Irish revolutionary The Irish rev...

Savanta ComRes

Savanta ComRes

Audit and Consulting

Savanta ComRes is a market research consultancy based in London, England. Established in 2003 as Communicate Research Ltd, ComRes was a founding member of the British Polling

Panini Comics

Panini Comics

Consumer goods

Panini Comics is an Italian comic book publisher. A division of Panini Group, which also produces collectible stickers, it is headquartered in Modena, Italy. The company

British Chambers of Commerce

British Chambers of Commerce

Economy

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) was founded in 1860 and is the only business group with members of every size, from every sector, in both every region and nation of the UK and in over

The Gambling Commission

The Gambling Commission

Politics and Administration

The Gambling Commission is an executive, non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for regulating gambling and supervising gam

The Forestry Commission

The Forestry Commission

Politics and Administration

The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England. The Fores

European Commission

European Commission

Politics and Administration

The European Commission (EC) is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, enforcing EU laws and directing the union's a

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