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Gustav Eyssell 1998 Deaths
Gustav Eyssellentertainment executive former president of Radio City Music Hall who turned the music hall away from vaudeville to stage shows and movies, Eyssell later went on to serve as…Ayrton Senna
Ayrton SennaBorn: Mar. 21, 1960Brazilian auto racer 3-time Formula One champion (1988,90-91); died as all-time F1 leader in poles (65) and 2nd in wins (41, currently in 3rd place); killed in…Orville Wright
Orville Wright Born: 1871Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio Flying machine—The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of a heavier than air machine at Kitty Hawk,…George Junior Republic
(Encyclopedia) George Junior Republic, any of several communities founded by the American philanthropist William Reuben George (1866–1936) for neglected and maladjusted adolescents. The first (1895)…James Wynne
James WynneBorn: March 19, 1943Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. Excimer eye surgery— IBM researchers Srinivasan, Wynne, and Blum developed this technique used in LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ…Northern Expedition
(Encyclopedia) Northern Expedition, in modern Chinese history, the military campaign by which the Kuomintang party overthrew the warlord-backed Beijing government and established a new government at…Roy Evans 1998 Deaths
Roy EvansAge: 88 longtime president of the International Table Tennis Federation who is credited with coming up with the idea of Ping-Pong Diplomacy, the 1971 initiative that paved the way…Villiers, George
(Encyclopedia) Villiers, George: see Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st duke of; Buckingham, George Villiers, 2d duke of.George
(Encyclopedia) George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson…Lewes, George Henry
(Encyclopedia) Lewes, George HenryLewes, George Henryl&oomacr;ˈĭs [key], 1817–78, English critic and author. As editor of the Leader (1850–54) and of the Fortnightly Review (1865–66), Lewes…Trending
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