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Robert Shaw Biography
Robert ShawAge: 82 renowned choral music conductor who won 14 Grammy awards and one of the 1991 Kennedy Center Honors, among many other distinctions. Beginning his career as conductor of the…Bill Shoemaker
Bill ShoemakerBorn: Aug. 19, 1931Jockey ranks second all-time in career wins with 8,833 (passed by Laffit Pincay Jr. in Dec. 1999); 3-time Eclipse Award winner as jockey (1981) and special…Patsy O. Sherman
Patsy O. ShermanBorn: 1930Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Stain blocker for fabric (Scotchgard™)—Chemist Patsy Sherman discovered an oil- and water-resistant fabric treatment quite by accident…Claude Shannon
Claude ShannonBorn: 1916 Pulse Code Modulation. Oliver and Shannon developed the first high-speed digital transmission system based on coded electronic pulses, making digital telephone…Blues Traveler Biography
Blues Travelerblues/rock band Lead singer John Popper almost had no choice but to embark upon a music career after his parents had enrolled him in music lessons for one instrument after…Supremes, The
(Encyclopedia) Supremes, The, American vocal group, 1962-77. The Supremes were formed in Detroit, Mi., and were originally known as the Primettes—a…Women: Soccer Players, Sports
Hermann Trophy Women's College Player of the year. Voted on by Division I college coaches and selected sportswriters and first presented in 1988 in the name of Robert Hermann, one of the…Speed Skating: World Allround Championships, 2006
(March 18–19, 2006, Calgary, Canada)MenTime500 m—Shani Davis, United States35.171,500 m—Shani Davis, United States1:42.685,000 m—Sven Kramer, Netherlands6:09.9710,000 m—Sven Kramer,…1988 National Book Awards
FictionParis Trout, Pete DexterNonfictionA Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam, Neil SheehanR-T
Maurice F. Rabb, Jr.Joseph Rainey Virginia RandolphNancy Davis ReaganBenjamin ReifelHiram RevelsJoseph Jones ReynoldsCondoleezza RiceBill RichardsonElliot RichardsonNorbert RillieuxJ.…Trending
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