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Jacobo Timerman Biography

Jacobo TimermanAge: 76 progressive Argentine journalist who endured two-and-a-half years of imprisonment and torture in the late 1970s for his outspoken condemnation of the military…

Mary Tyler Moore Biography

Mary Tyler MooreactressBorn: 12/29/1936Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage actress best known for her television roles as witty, intelligent women. Her…

Travis Biography

Travisrock band Glaswegian rock quartet Travis gained popularity as part of the late '90s “back-to-basics” movement in British pop triggered by rival Oasis' dominance of record charts…

Diana, Princess of Wales 1997 Deaths

Diana, Princess of WalesBritain's goodwill ambassador Diana captivated the world with her natural poise and charm. For years she battled the tabloid press and the intrusive paparazzi that…

1952 College Football Other Major Award Winners

Maxwell (Player)Johnny Lattner, Notre DameCamp (Back)Don McAuliffe, Mich. St., HBRockne (Lineman)Dick Modzelewski, Maryland, TOutland (Interior)Dick Modzelewski, MarylandAFCA Coach of the…

Men's Olympic Figure Skating

Multiple gold medals: Gillis Grafström (3); Dick Button and Karl Schäfer (2).Year 1908 Ulrich Salchow SWE1912 Not held 1920 Gillis Grafström SWE1924 Gillis Grafström SWE1928 Gillis…

November Current Events 2023: U.S. News

Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

Mona Van Duyn Biography

Mona Van DuynpoetBorn: 5/9/1921Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa Pulitzer Prize–winning poet whose poetry looks at the everyday lives of common people with an ironic sense of wit. She uses formal…

April 2018 Current Events: US News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…