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Robert (Bob) CASEY, Jr., Congress, PA (1960)

Senate Years of Service: 2007-Party: DemocratCASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr., a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Scranton, Penn., April 13, 1960; graduated College of the Holy Cross 1982; J.D.,…

1997 Grammy Awards

The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on February 25, 1998.Record:“Sunny Came Home,” Shawn ColvinAlbum:Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan (Columbia…

A Hall of Famer On and Off the Field

An interview with Len Dawson, Hall of Fame quarterback and prostate cancer survivor by Mike Morrison In 1999, an estimated 179,300 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United…

Rove, Karl Christian

(Encyclopedia) Rove, Karl Christian, 1950–, U.S. political consultant and government official, b. Denver, Colo. Politically active in high school, he joined College Republicans while at the Univ. of…

Grateful Dead, The

(Encyclopedia) Grateful Dead, The, American rock music group formed in 1965 by guitarists Jerry Garcia, 1942–95, and Bob Weir, 1947–, harmonica player Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, 1945–73, bassist Phil…

Pennebaker, D. A.

(Encyclopedia) Pennebaker, D. A. (Donn Alan Pennebaker), 1925–2019, pioneering documentary filmmaker, b. Evanston, Ill. His first film, Daybreak Express (1958), is a five-minute short detailing New…

Glaser, Milton

(Encyclopedia) Glaser, Milton, 1929–2020, widely considered America's preeminent graphic designer of the last half of the 20th cent., b. New York City. After graduating (1951) from New York's Cooper…

January 1999 News and Events

1999 Month-By-MonthWorldOpposition to Khmer Rouge Trial Denied (Jan. 1): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says earlier comments misinterpreted and that he supports investigation into mass…

April 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldOld Enemy of Mobutu Elected in Zaire (April 1): Parliament, in move to mollify rebels, names Etienne Tshisekedi, opponent of President, as Prime Minister.I.R.A.…