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Florence Griffith Joyner 1998 Deaths

Florence Griffith JoynerAge: 38 triple gold medalist at the 1988 Olympics recognized around the world by her unusual running outfits and long, painted fingernails; won AP Female Athlete of…

Parker GRIFFITH, Congress, AL (1942)

GRIFFITH Parker , a Representative from Alabama; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., August 6, 1942; attended Loyola University, Chicago, Ill., 1962-1964; B.S., Louisiana State University,…

Mitchel, John

(Encyclopedia) Mitchel, John, 1815–75, Irish revolutionist and journalist. A practicing lawyer, Mitchel contributed articles to the Nation (Dublin) and the United Irishman, which he founded in 1848,…

Heraclitus

(Encyclopedia) HeraclitusHeraclitushĕrəklīˈtəs [key], c.535–c.475 b.c., Greek philosopher of Ephesus, of noble birth. According to Heraclitus, there was no permanent reality except the reality of…

2008 CMA Awards

The 42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented November 12 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. Entertainer of the Year…

pop art

(Encyclopedia) pop art, movement that restored realism to avant-garde art; it first emerged in Great Britain at the end of the 1950s as a reaction against the seriousness of abstract expressionism.…

Von Stroheim, Erich

(Encyclopedia) Von Stroheim, Erich (Hans Erich Marie Stroheim von Nordenaall)Von Stroheim, Erichāˈrĭkh fən shtrōˈhīm [key], 1885–1957, Austrian-American film director, writer, and actor. He came to…

Andy HARRIS, Congress, MD (1957)

HARRIS Andy , a Representative from Maryland; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 25, 1957; graduated from Regis High School, New York, N.Y., 1974; B.S., The Johns Hopkins University,…

1965–1966 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Dramatic SeriesThe Fugitive (ABC)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic SeriesBill Cosby, I SpyOutstanding Continued Performance By an…