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Ramotar, Donald Rabindranauth

(Encyclopedia) Ramotar, Donald Rabindranauth, 1950–, Guyanese political leader. An economist, he joined the People's Progressive party (PPP) in 1967, was elected to its central committee (1979) and…

Regan, Donald Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Regan, Donald ThomasRegan, Donald Thomasrēˈgən [key], 1918–2003, U.S. government official and financier, b. Cambridge, Mass. A graduate of Harvard (B.A. 1940), he went to work (1946)…

Grover Washington, Jr. Biography

Grover Washington, Jr.Age: 56 Grammy Award-winning influential jazz saxophonist who shifted with ease from jazz to pop to R&B to funk. A mainstream and commercial success, Washington…

Fred Saigh Jr. Biography

Fred Saigh Jr.Age: 94 multi-millionaire and former St. Louis Cardinals owner whose decision to sell the team in 1953 to Anheuser-Busch for $3.75 million kept the team in St. Louis; cause of…

David Crosthwait, Jr. Biography

David Crosthwait, Jr.engineer, inventorBorn: 1898Birthplace: Nashville, Tenn. David Crosthwait held numerous patents relating to heat transfer, ventilation, and air conditioning, the areas…

Al Schill Jr. Biography

Al Schill Jr.Age: 24 stock-car racer who won rookie of the year honors at Slinger Raceway (Ore.) and, along with his father, became the first father-son duo in that track's history to finish…

Charles Black, Jr. Biography

Charles Black, Jr.Born: 9/22/1915Birthplace: Austin, Texas constitutional law expert and professor who helped to write the legal brief for 10-year-old Linda Brown, the plaintiff in the…

Al Sharpton, Jr. Biography

Al Sharpton, Jr. civil rights activist and ministerBorn: Oct. 3, 1954Birthplace: New York, N.Y. A flamboyant and controversial African American political activist, Sharpton was fully ordained…

Peter Williams, Jr. Biography

Peter Williams, Jr.religious leaderBorn: 1780Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the blessings of prominent white…