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Young, Whitney Moore, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Young, Whitney Moore, Jr., 1921–71, African-American civil-rights leader; b. Lincoln Ridge, Ky. A social worker by profession, he joined the National Urban League in 1947 as director…Hulse, Russell Alan
(Encyclopedia) Hulse, Russell Alan, 1950–, American astrophysicist, b., New York City, Ph.D. Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1975. Hulse was a researcher at the Princeton's plasma physics laboratory…Campbell, Mrs. Patrick
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Mrs. Patrick, 1865–1940, English actress, whose maiden name was Beatrice Stella Tanner. Remembered today for her association with G. B. Shaw, she was an actress of great…Sainte Anne de Bellevue
(Encyclopedia) Sainte Anne de BellevueSainte Anne de BellevuesăNtănˈ də bĕlvüˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 4,030), S Que., Canada, on Montreal Island, SW of Montreal. The town has woodworking plants and a…Green, Hetty
(Encyclopedia) Green, Hetty, 1835–1916, American financier, b. Henrietta Howland Robinson, New Bedford, Mass. She inherited a large fortune from her father and invested it so shrewdly that she was…Hayne, Paul Hamilton
(Encyclopedia) Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830–86, American poet, b. Charleston, S.C., grad. Charleston College. Considered the last of the Southern literary cavaliers, he wrote a book of nature poetry (…Gaddis, William
(Encyclopedia) Gaddis, William, 1922–98, American novelist, b. New York City. An erudite master of satire and black comedy, he was both praised and criticized for his avant-garde techniques—…Flirting With Disaster
Miramax; rental pricingFeature; RDirector: David O. RussellCast: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, George Segal and Mary Tyler Moore Uproariously funny, this hip tour de force finds…Daryal
(Encyclopedia) DaryalDaryaldäryălˈ, Rus. dəryälˈ [key] or DarielDaryaldărēĕlˈ [key], pass, c.3,950 ft (1,204 m) high, N Georgia, in the central Greater Caucasus Mts. below Mt. Kazbek. Situated above…Alan Cranston 2000 Deaths
Alan CranstonAge: 86 former U.S. senator from California who championed nuclear disarmament and world peace. His career suffered irreparable harm when the Senate formally reprimanded him in…Trending
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