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George Bernard Shaw Biography

George Bernard Shawplaywright, essayist, criticBorn: 7/26/1856Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Nobel Prize-winning playwright, essayist and critic known for his witty, intelligent dramas of ideas…

George O. Petrie Biography

George O. PetrieactorBorn: 1912?Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut Petrie (who sometimes used his middle initial, and sometimes not) began his career as a stage actor in the 1930s and became…

Donna Lopiano

Donna LopianoBorn: Sept. 11, 1946 Former basketball and softball star who was women's AD at Texas for 18 years before leaving to become executive director of Women's Sports Foundation in 1992…

Jeannie Longo

Jeannie LongoBorn: Oct. 31, 1958French cyclist 12-time world cycling champion and 1996 olympic road race gold medallist.Johnny LongdenK - MNancy Lopez

Year in Review, 1999: Pop Culture Trends

1999 was the year of Pokémon, Latin pop, Harry Potter, and Dot-coms. by John Gettings Y2K Who knew that impending doom was going to be so popular? No other issue in the history of the world…

Major Bouts, 1997-98: Lightweights (135 lbs)

DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteOct. 4Orzubek NazarovOscar LopezKO 4WBAVillebon, FRAOct. 11Artur GrigorianDavid ArmstrongWu 12WBOCottbus, GERNov. 15Cesar BazanJoel PerezTD 1NABFIndio, Calif.Nov…

Edward Lewis 2004 Deaths

Edward LewisAge: 86 geneticist who won a 1995 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his “discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development” in humans. Died: San Marino, Calif.,…

Romney, George Wilcken

(Encyclopedia) Romney, George WilckenRomney, George Wilckenrŏmˈnē [key], 1907–95, U.S. public official, b. Mexico, of American parents. He worked (1920–30) as a Senate staff tariff specialist and…

Poindexter, George

(Encyclopedia) Poindexter, GeorgePoindexter, Georgepoinˈdĕkˌstər [key], 1779–1853, American political leader, b. Louisa co., Va. After practicing law in Virginia, he moved (1802) to Mississippi. As…