Robert Wadlow, the tallest man in history, played at W.J. Reeder & Son's shoe repair shop in Upper Alton as a child.

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April 26 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

Actress-comedian Carol Burnett is 92. Record producer/songwriter Giorgio Moroder is 85. '60s pop singer Claudine Clark is 84. Playwright-broadcaster Erika Ritter is 77. Singer Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie) ...