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Great Depression

(Encyclopedia) Great Depression, in U.S. history, the severe economic crisis generally considered to have been precipitated by the U.S. stock-market crash of 1929. Although it shared the basic…

Anthony Shaffer 2001 Deaths

Anthony ShafferAge: 75 British lawyer-turned-playwright who penned Sleuth, which ran for more than 2,300 performances on London's West End and more than 2,000 on Broadway. It won the Tony…

Volcanic Seven Summits

Top of Page Source: iStockFrom Mount Everest as the highest mountain above sea level to Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain on Earth, there are peaks and summits all around us. Mountains used to be seen…

David Dellinger 2004 Deaths

David DellingerAge: 88 activist who organized several antiwar protests, including the 1967 demonstration at the Pentagon. As one of the Chicago Seven, Dellinger was tried for inciting a riot…

Cheryl Miller

Cheryl MillerBorn: Jan. 3, 1964Basketball 3-time College Player of Year (1984-86); led USC to NCAA title and U.S. to Olympic gold medal in 1984; coached USC to 44-14 record in 2 years;…

Frank Slocum Biography

Frank SlocumAge: 71 former major league baseball executive and award-winning television writer who was the first and only executive director of the Baseball Assistance Team, a non-profit…

The Hurricane

Director:Norman JewisonWriters:Armyan Bernstein and Dan GordonUniversal Pictures; R; 120 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Denzel Washington, John Hannah, Vicellous Shannon A standout performance from…

Jacques Derrida 2004 Deaths

Jacques DerridaAge: 74 French philosopher who originated deconstruction, a controversial and widely influential movement that shaped literary theory and a variety of other disciplines,…