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West, Kanye Omari

(Encyclopedia) West, Kanye Omari, 1977- , African American rapper, b. Atlanta (some sources give Douglasville), Al. West’s father, Ray, was a…

African Americans in the 111th Congress

A list of the African-Americans serving in the 111th Congress. There are 42 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State House…

African Americans in the 112th Congress

A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 112th Congress. There are 41 black members in the House of Representatives and none in the Senate. State House…

African Americans in the 115th Congress

A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 115th Congress. There are 48 black members in the House of Representatives and 3 in the Senate. State House Senate Alabama Terri…

Acknowledgments

The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…

Donald Davis 1998 Deaths

Donald Davisactor classical theater actor known for his Samuel Beckett interpretations, particularly as Krapp in Krapp's Last Tape, for which he won an Obie award in 1960 Born: 1929?Died:…

Donald Liddle 2000 Deaths

Donald LiddleAge: 75 N.Y. Giants pitcher who threw the pitch that Cleveland's Vic Wertz drove 460 feet and Willie Mays turned into his famous over-the-shoulder catch during Game 1 of the 1954…

H. Donald Loucks Biography

H. Donald LoucksAge: 84 coached Florida State's first men's basketball team in 1947; retired from teaching in 1980; elected to FSU's Hall of Fame in 1985. Died of heart failure.Died:…

Donald Rumsfeld, 2004 News

U.S. secretary of defense, was reprimanded by President Bush in May for his handling of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq. Although the Pentagon launched an investigation into the…

Donald H. Rumsfeld Biography

Donald H. RumsfeldGeorge W. Bush's secretary of DefenseBorn: 7/9/1932Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. The ultimate Washington insider, Rumsfeld became President Bush's secretary of defense in…