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Jack Kent Cooke
Jack Kent CookeBorn: Oct. 25, 1912Football sole owner of NFL Washington Redskins from 1985-97; teams won 2 Super Bowls (1988,92); also owned NBA Lakers and NHL Kings in LA; built LA Forum for…Women's National Basketball Association: WNBA Playoffs
Semifinals Single-game eliminationDateResultAug. 28at Houston 70, Charlotte 54(Leading Scorer: Cynthia Cooper, Hou., 31 pts.)DateResultAug. 28New York 59, at Phoenix 41(Leading Scorer:…ostrich
(Encyclopedia) ostrich, common name for a large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa and parts of SW Asia, allied to the rhea, the emu and the extinct moa. It is the largest of living birds;…Colby, William Egan
(Encyclopedia) Colby, William Egan, 1920–96, American public official, b. St. Paul, Minn., grad. Princeton, 1940. During World War II he served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and in 1944…White, Byron Raymond
(Encyclopedia) White, Byron Raymond, 1917–2002, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1962–93), b. Fort Collins, Colo. An All-America football player nicknamed “Whizzer” who later starred as a…Weinberger, Caspar Willard
(Encyclopedia) Weinberger, Caspar WillardWeinberger, Caspar Willardwīnˈbûrgər [key], 1917–2006, U.S. government official, U.S. secretary of defense (1981–87), b. San Francisco, grad. Harvard (1938),…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Richard Milhous Nixon: First Inaugural Address
Lyndon Baines Johnson Richard Milhous Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon First Inaugural Address Monday, January 20, 1969 Senator Dirksen, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Vice President, President…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Richard Milhous Nixon: Second Inaugural Address
Richard Milhous Nixon Jimmy Carter Richard Milhous Nixon Second Inaugural Address Saturday, January 20, 1973 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, Senator Cook, Mrs.…Humphrey, Hubert Horatio
(Encyclopedia) Humphrey, Hubert Horatio, 1911–78, U.S. Vice President (1965–69), b. Wallace, S.Dak. After practicing pharmacy for several years, Humphrey taught political science and became involved…Marshall, Thurgood
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Thurgood, 1908–93, U.S. lawyer and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1967–91), b. Baltimore. He received his law degree from Howard Univ. in 1933. In 1936 he…Trending
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