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Charles Black, Jr. 2001 Deaths
Charles Black, Jr.Age: 85 constitutional law expert and professor who helped to write the legal brief for 10-year-old Linda Brown, the plaintiff in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case, Brown…Bonnie Blair
Bonnie BlairBorn: Mar. 18, 1964Speed skater only American woman to win 5 Olympic gold medals in Winter Games; won 500-meters in 1988, then 500m and 1,000m in both 1992 and '94; added 1,000m…Cost of Living Index for Selected U.S. Cities, 2005<sup class="fnr">1</sup>
Component index weights 100% 13% 29% 10% 9% 4% 35% Composite index2 Grocery items…Lowell, James Russell
(Encyclopedia) Lowell, James Russell, 1819–91, American poet, critic, and editor, b. Cambridge, Mass. He was influential in revitalizing the intellectual life of New England in the mid-19th cent.…Rodgers, Richard Charles
(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Richard Charles, 1902–79, American composer, b. New York City. Rodgers studied at Columbia and the Institute of Musical Art, New York City. He met both of his future…Twin Falls Idaho
Director:Michael PolishWriters:Mark and Michael PolishSony Pictures Classics; 110 minutes; RRelease:7/99Cast:Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Michele Hicks Twin Falls Idaho pairs together real-…Richard Pillsbury GALE, Congress, MN (1900-1973)
GALE Richard Pillsbury , A Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., October 30, 1900; attended the public schools of Minneapolis, Blake School at Hopkins, Minn.,…Biographies: Notable Jazz Musicians
Notable Jazz Musicians Bessie Smith See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists Asian…Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Mies van der Rohe, LudwigMies van der Rohe, Ludwigl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh mēˈĕs vän dĕr rōˈə [key], 1886–1969, German-American architect. A pioneer of modern architecture and one of its…Swinburne, Algernon Charles
(Encyclopedia) Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837–1909, English poet and critic. His poetry is noted for its vitality and for the music of its language. After attending Eton (1849–53) and Oxford (1856…Trending
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