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Gould, Glenn
(Encyclopedia) Gould, Glenn, 1932–82, Canadian pianist and composer. A prodigy, he began study at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto at 12. He was piano soloist with the Toronto Symphony at…Emily Morison Beck 2004 Deaths
Emily Morison BeckAge: 88 editor of the 13th, 14th, and 15th editions of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. Died: Canton, Mass., March 28, 2004Peter BarnesA - FArnold O. BeckmanKent State University
(Encyclopedia) Kent State University, mainly at Kent, Ohio; coeducational; founded 1910 as a normal school, became Kent State College in 1929, gained university status in 1935. The university's…Summer Games Gold Medal Winners: Track and Field–Men: 400-Meter Hurdles
1900 John Tewksbury, United States 57.60 1904 Harry Hillman, United States 53.00…Men's Olympic 400-meter Hurdles Through the Years
400-meter Hurdles Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the men's 400m hurdles race from 1900 to the present. Year Time Record 1900 Walter Tewksbury, USA 57.6 1904…McDonnell, James Smith
(Encyclopedia) McDonnell, James Smith, 1899–1980, American aviation pioneer, b. Denver, B.S. Princeton, 1921, M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1925. He designed the Doodlebug (1929), a…Thorpe, Jim
(Encyclopedia) Thorpe, Jim (James Francis Thorpe), 1888–1953, American athlete, b. near Prague, Okla. Thorpe was probably the greatest all-round male athlete the United States has ever produced. His…Glenn Hughes 2001 Deaths
Glenn HughesAge: 50 singer who performed, dressed in leather biker attire, in the 1970s disco band the Village People. The group's hits include “Macho Man” and “Y.M.C.A.”Died: Manhattan,…Glenn Montgomery 1998 Deaths
Glenn MontgomeryAge: 31 former Houston Oilers and Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, in 1996; played eight…John Glenn, 1998 News
77, recent U.S. senator and legendary astronaut, became the oldest person to fly in space, 36 years after he became the first American to orbit Earth. NASA decided to include an…