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Greenwich Village

(Encyclopedia) Greenwich VillageGreenwich Villagegrĕnˈĭch [key], residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the…

Baryshnikov, Mikhail

(Encyclopedia) Baryshnikov, MikhailBaryshnikov, Mikhailmĭˈkhail bərĭˌshnĭkävˈ [key], 1948–, Russian-American dancer and choreographer, b. Riga, Latvia (then in the USSR). He studied in Riga and…

Frank White 2003 Deaths

Frank WhiteAge: 69 politician who served as governor of Arkansas from 1980 to 1982. He beat incumbent Bill Clinton in the 1980 race, handing the former president the second of only two…

Barry White 2003 Deaths

Barry WhiteAge: 58 Grammy Award–winning R&B singer and disco icon known for his lush baritone bass voice. His soulful, seductive songs include “Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” and “…

Sara Teasdale: White Fog

White FogHeaven-invading hills are drowned In wide moving waves of mist, Phlox before my door are wound In dripping wreaths of amethyst.Ten feet away the solid earth Changes into melting…

Red, White, and Blue Highways

The story of the U.S. Interstate by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Related Links Interstate System TriviaQuiz: Great American Highways Road Mileage Between U.S. CitiesDwight D.…

Snow-White and Rose-Red

Snow-White and Rose-Red There was once a poor widow who lived in a lonely cottage. In front of the cottage was a garden wherein stood two rose-trees, one of which bore white and the other red…

Miles White 2000 Deaths

Miles WhiteAge: 85 Tony Award-winning stage, circus, and film costume designer who outfitted the cast of Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The Ziegfeld Follies. Died: New York City, February 17,…

Timeline: White House Intrusions

From gate crashers to fence jumpers, several uninvited guests have attempted to gain access to the White House over the years. 1840 1912 1974 1985 1994…