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Charles Hamilton Houston Biography

Charles Hamilton Houston civil-rights attorneyBorn: 1895Birthplace: Washington, D.C.   Houston, a powerful advocate of civil rights, helped gain ground for the movement by taking the fight to the…

Charles Kuralt 1997 Deaths

Charles KuraltAge: 62 broadcast journalist The wistful reporter explored back roads and small towns, chronicling the lives of ordinary Americans for his CBS News segment “On the Road.” Kuralt…

Charles M. Schulz Remembered

Creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire "Peanuts" gang by Beth Rowen Charles Schulz and Snoopy at the premiere of "Peanuts Gallery" at Carnegie Hall. (Source/AP) Related Links Charles…

Charles Schulz, 1999 News

77, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, announced in Dec. that he is retiring. Schulz drew more than 18,000 comic strips that chronicled the tribulations of the hapless Charlie Brown. He was…

Charles Henry Turner Biography

Charles Henry TurnerzoologistBorn: 1867Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Although he held a doctorate from the University of Chicago, zoologist Charles Henry Turner chose to teach at high schools…

Charles Schulz 2000 Deaths

Charles SchulzAge: 77 American cartoonist who created the “Peanuts” comic strip. In a career that spanned nearly 50 years, Schulz drew more than 18,250 “Peanuts” comic strips, which expressed…

Charles Gray 2000 Deaths

Charles GrayAge: 71 actor best known for his portrayal of the villainous cat lover, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. The character was the model for Dr…

Charles Holt 2000 Deaths

Charles HoltAge: 77 former hockey coach at the University of New Hampshire and member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame; coached Wildcats for 18 seasons (1967-86), won ECAC championship in 1979…

Charles Frambach Berlitz Biography

Charles Frambach Berlitzeducator, publisherBorn: 1914Birthplace: New York City A gifted linguist, he graduated from Yale in 1936 and began running his grandfather's intensive language-…

Charles Francis Brush Biography

Charles Francis Brushengineer, inventorBorn: 3/17/1849Birthplace: Euclid Township, Ohio After studying mining engineering at the University of Michigan, he worked as a chemist and an iron…