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Palmer, Arnold Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Palmer, Arnold Daniel, 1929–2016, American golfer, b. Latrobe, Pa. The son of a professional golfer, he won three regional titles in his youth. Turning professional after winning the…Gary L. Bauer, 1999 News
53, conservative politician and presidential hopeful, placed fourth in August's Iowa straw poll. The impressive finish boosted his campaign for the Republican nomination. The president of…Gary Condit, 53, 2001 News
Democratic congressman from California, found himself the center of a media frenzy during the summer after former Justice Department Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy, 24, went missing from…progressive education
(Encyclopedia) progressive education, movement in American education. Confined to a period between the late 19th and mid-20th cent., the term “progressive education” is generally used to refer only…Constantine, Donation of
(Encyclopedia) Constantine, Donation of, Lat. Constitutum Constantini, forged document, probably drafted in the 8th cent. It purported to be a grant by Roman Emperor Constantine I of great temporal…Oates, Titus
(Encyclopedia) Oates, Titus, 1649–1705, English conspirator. An Anglican priest whose whole career was marked with intrigue and scandal, he joined forces with one Israel Tonge to invent the story of…Michigan, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Michigan, Lake, 22,178 sq mi (57,441 sq km), 307 mi (494 km) long and 30 to 120 mi (48–193 km) wide, bordered by Mich., Ind., Ill., and Wis.; third largest of the Great Lakes and the…Entertainment News from August 1999
2 Barry Meyer and Alan Horn are named co-chairmen of Warner Bros., replacing Terry Semel and Bob Daly, who resigned in July. Meyer, who was in charge of Warner's television division, will…Corea, Chick
(Encyclopedia) Corea, Chick (Armando Anthony), 1941-2021, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, b. Chelsea, Ma. Corea’s father was a…William Coleman ANDERSON, Congress, TN (1853-1902)
ANDERSON William Coleman , a Representative from Tennessee; born at Tusculum, near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., July 10, 1853; attended a rural school; was graduated from Tusculum College,…Trending
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