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Burleson, Albert Sidney

(Encyclopedia) Burleson, Albert SidneyBurleson, Albert Sidneybûrˈləsən [key], 1863–1937, U.S. Postmaster General (1913–21), b. San Marcos, Tex.; grandson of Edward Burleson. He was a lawyer of Austin…

James Albert Michener Biography

James Albert MichenerAge: 90writer Pulitzer prize-winning author, known for his sweeping historical sagas. A prolific writer and tireless researcher, Michener wrote close to 40 novels, many…

Albert Wolff 1998 Deaths

Albert WolffAge: 95 federal law enforment agent who combated the illegal operations of Al Capone in Prohibition-era Chicago, as one of Eliot Ness's incorruptible “Untouchables.” Died: March…

Albert Lippert 1998 Deaths

Albert LippertAge: 72 garment industry executive who became a founder of Weight Watchers International. Died: Feb. 28, 1998.Arthur LinkG - LAd Liska

Marv Albert, 1997 News

sportscaster who became the focus of a lurid media feeding frenzy when he went on trial on felony charges of forcible sodomy. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges.

Albert Hakim 2003 Deaths

Albert HakimAge: 66 Iranian-born California businessman who, through a complicated web of bank accounts and transactions, financed and helped to organize the Iran-Contra affair of the 1980s.…

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

English royalty who mourned her husband's death for 40 years by David Johnson Victoria was a lively, cheerful girl, fond of drawing and painting. She ascended the throne of England in…

Eddie Albert 2005 Deaths

Eddie AlbertAge: 99 comedic stage, screen, and television actor best known for his role as a city lawyer who moves to the country with his wife, played by Eva Gabor, in TV's Green Acres. His…

Albert Turner 2000 Deaths

Albert TurnerAge: 64 civil rights leader who was one of the leaders of the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Died: Selma, Ala., April 13, 2000 John TukeyR - ZEric…

Albert Henry Wiggin Biography

Albert Henry WigginbankerBorn: 1868Birthplace: Medfield, Mass. Considered somewhat of a Wunderkind when he became youngest vice president ever at Chase National Bank at 36, he had already…