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Bailey, F. Lee

(Encyclopedia) Bailey, F. Lee (Francis Lee Bailey), 1933-2021, American lawyer, b. Waltham, Ma., Boston Univ. Law School (J.D., 1960). Bailey attended…

Franks, Lucinda Laura

(Encyclopedia) Franks, Lucinda Laura, 1946-2021, American journalist, b. Chicago, Il., Vassar College (B.A., 1968). Franks was born in Chicago but…

Entertainment News from February 1999

  2 Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Jason Priestley marries makeup artist Ashlee Peterson. It is the first marriage for both. Peterson has a child from an earlier relationship.   3 ER's Emmy-winning…

April Current Events 2024: 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…

Entertainment News from February 1997

Kenneth “Babyface” EdmondsArchive Photos1Bill Cosby performs a standup routine in West Palm Beach, Florida, his first since his son, Ennis, was murdered in January. He opened his show by…

Mackenzie

(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, river, c.1,120 mi (1,800 km) long, issuing from Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Arctic Ocean through a great delta. Between…

cannibalism

(Encyclopedia) cannibalismcannibalismkănˈĭbəlĭzəm [key] [Span. caníbal, referring to the Carib], eating of human flesh by other humans. The charge of cannibalism is a common insult, and it is likely…

July 2017 Current Events: U.S. News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | World News There's always something going on in the United States, and trying to keep track of it all can be a nightmare. Luckily,…

Charles William MILLIKEN, Congress, KY (1827-1915)

MILLIKEN Charles William , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Murray, Calloway County, Ky., August 15, 1827; moved with his parents to Simpson County, Ky., in 1829 and settled near Franklin…

Edward VIII

(Encyclopedia) Edward VIII, 1894–1972, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1936), known in later years as the duke of Windsor; eldest son of George V. He attended the naval colleges at Osborne and…