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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…Bourgeois, Louise
(Encyclopedia) Bourgeois, LouiseBourgeois, Louiseb&oomacr;rzhwäˈ [key], 1911–2010, French-American sculptor, b. Paris. She married the art historian Robert Goldwater in 1938, emigrated to the…Brewer's: Cynosure
(3 syl.). The polar star; the observed of all observers. Greek for dog's tail, and applied to the constellation called Ursa Minor. As seamen guide their ships by the north star, and…Watergate: 40 Years After the Break-in
Take a look back at the Watergate scandal, the laws passed in response to it, and key players by Beth Rowen The Watergate ComplexThe scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began more than…The Supreme Court: Dethroning a President
Dethroning a PresidentThe Supreme CourtBurger CourtPolitical Firestorm That FizzledDethroning a PresidentStarting the Abortion DebateActivism Takes Over the Court Ironically President Nixon…The Watergate Affair
The "-gate" that started it all Watergate is perhaps the most famous scandal of the past century. Even those who don't know the details have heard of it, and every scandal or conspiracy since has…Teamsters Union
(Encyclopedia) Teamsters Union, U.S. labor union formed in 1903 by the amalgamation of the Team Drivers International Union and the Teamsters National Union. Its full name is the International…Brewer's: Cypress
(The) is a funeral tree, and was dedicated by the Romans to Pluto, because when once cut it never grows again. “Cypresse garlands are of great account at funeralls amongst the gentiler…Gerald Rudolph Ford
Gerald Rudolph FordBorn: 7/14/1913Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie King Jr. in Omaha, Neb., on July 14, 1913, the only child of Leslie and Dorothy Gardner King. His…Graham, Katharine Meyer
(Encyclopedia) Graham, Katharine Meyer, 1917–2001, American publisher, b. New York City, grad. Univ. of Chicago (1938). She first worked as a copy girl at the Washington Post, which was owned by her…Trending
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