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Buddy Jeannette 1998 Deaths

Buddy Jeannette (Harry Edwards Jeannette)Age: 80 basketball star of the late 1930s and early 40s; played in Sheboygan, Fort Wayne and Baltimore for the National Basketball League, the…

Mildred Loving Biography

prevailed in Supreme Court caseDied: May 2, 2008Best Known as: Black woman whose marriage to a white man led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling Deathplace: Central Point, Virginia In 1958, Mildred…

The Devil's Dictionary: Introduction

by Ambrose Bierce INTIMACYINVENTORINTRODUCTION -n. A social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies. The introduction attains…

The Summer Olympic Games

    Beijing, China, Aug. 8-24   Marathon runners, Greece 1896 Summer Olympics History Olympic Athletes A-Z Through The Years By Country: All-Time Medal Standings By…

June 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldFrench Vote for Leftists (June 1): In setback to President Chirac, Socialists and Communists gain allies. Vote is a mandate to reject economic austerity and press…

Entertainment News from July 1999

1Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart puts the media in its place, telling its members obsessed with her weight to “kiss my skinny white ass,” on her appearance on David Letterman's Late Show.…

Ebola FAQs

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization Ebola Fact Sheet Rare and Deadly Diseases What is Ebola virus disease?…

Wisdom: 14

Wisdom Chapter 14 1 Again, one preparing himself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more rotten than the vessel that carrieth him.…

49th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards

The DGA Awards, which honor directorial excellence in film and television, were announced March 8, 1997. These are the television awards.Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic…