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Chuck Hull 2000 Deaths

Chuck HullAge: 75 ring announcer for most of the big Las Vegas fights of the 1980s and 1984 Olympic Games; former sportscaster for KLAS-TV in Las Vegas; retired in 1995; Cause of death was…

Chuck Jones 2002 Deaths

Chuck JonesAge: 89 animator of such classic cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. Jones spent 30 of his 70 years in animation with Warner Bros., bringing to life the…

David Grant COLSON, Congress, KY (1861-1904)

COLSON David Grant , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Yellow Creek (now Middlesboro), Knox (now Bell) County, Ky., April 1, 1861; attended the common schools and the academies at Tazewell…

Carter, Ashton Baldwin

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Ashton Baldwin, 1954–, U.S. political scientist and government official, b. Philadephia, Pa. Trained as a theoretical physicist, he shifted to the study of ballistic missiles…

Seuss, Dr.

(Encyclopedia) Seuss, Dr., pseud. of Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904–91, American author and illustrator of children's books, b. Springfield, Mass, grad. Dartmouth College, studied Lincoln College, Oxford…

Chuck FLEISCHMANN, Congress, TN (1962)

FLEISCHMANN Chuck , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 11, 1962; graduated from Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove, Ill., 1980; B.A., University of…

del Toro, Guillermo

(Encyclopedia) del Toro, Guillermo (Guillermo del Toro Gómez), 1964–, Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked in special effects and makeup before becoming a writer and director…

Belichick, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Belichick, Bill (William Stephen Belichick), 1952–, American professional football coach, b. Nashville, Tenn. The son of a college coach, he played football at Wesleyan Univ. He held…

beef

(Encyclopedia) beef, flesh of cattle prepared for food. It has become one of the chief products of the meatpacking industry and is sold either chilled, frozen, or cured. The leading beef consumers,…

Literary Awards: The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The Pulitzer Prizes represent the highest honor in American journalism and creative arts. On May 9th, 22 prize winners received their awards and prize money, and took their place in American history…