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anti–Vietnam War movement

(Encyclopedia) anti–Vietnam War movement, domestic and international reaction (1965–73) in opposition to U.S. policy during the Vietnam War. During the four years following passage of the Tonkin Gulf…

Hoffa, Jimmy

(Encyclopedia) Hoffa, Jimmy (James Riddle Hoffa)Hoffa, Jimmyhôfˈə [key], 1913–75?, U.S. labor leader, b. Brazil, Indiana. As a young warehouseman he organized (1932) a union that was admitted two…

Adams, John, American composer

(Encyclopedia) Adams, John (John Coolidge Adams), 1947–, American composer, b. Worcester, Mass. A clarinetist, he studied composition at Harvard (B.A. 1969, M.A. 1971). Often regarded as the most…

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald

(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917–63, 35th President of the United States (1961–63), b. Brookline, Mass.; son of Joseph P. Kennedy. On Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was shot and…

Archibald Cox 2004 Deaths

Archibald CoxAge: 92 special prosecutor who was fired by the Nixon administration in the Oct. 1973 “Saturday Night Massacre.” Two months after Cox joined the Watergate investigation, it was…

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges(Lloyd Vernet Bridges III)actorBorn: 12/9/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles The oldest son of actor Lloyd Bridges, Beau's movie credits include The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Greased…

Beau Bridges Biography

Beau Bridges(Lloyd Vernet Bridges III)actorBorn: 12/9/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles The oldest son of actor Lloyd Bridges, Beau's movie credits include The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Greased…

Wild Man Blues

Director:Barbara KoppleDirector of Photography:Tom HurwitzEditor:Lawrence SilkProducer:Jean DoumanianFine Line Features; PG; 104 minutesRelease:4/98With:Woody Allen, Dan Barrett, Greg Cohen,…

Air Bud: Golden Retriever

Director: Richard Martin Writers: Paul Tamasy and Aaron Mendelsohn Dimension Films; G; 91 minutes Release: 8/98 Cast: Kevin Zegers, Cynthia Stevenson, Alyson MacLaren,…