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Australia: Prime Ministers

Prime Ministers Edmund Barton (1901–1903) Alfred Deakin (1903–1904, 1905–1908, 1909–1910) John Christian Watson (1904) George Huston Reid (1904–1905) Andrew Fisher (1908–1909, 1910–1913, 1914–…

“The Double”

In 1994, John Andretti became the first driver to attempt "The Double," an auto racing double-header that involves racing in the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Winston Cup Series' Coca-Cola 600…

Black Baseball Players

Notable African-American Baseball Players     Satchel Paige Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders…

Arthur Boyd Biography

Arthur BoydAge: 78 artist who was known as one of Australia's greatest painters. His landscapes masterfully capture his country's natural beauty. Died: Melbourne, Australia, April 24,…

Akio Morita 1999 Deaths

Akio MoritaAge: 78 Japanese Sony co-founder who was a major influence in the globalization of business. The imaginative marketing wizard was responsible for inventing the Walkman and making…

Pat McCormick

Pat McCormickBorn: May 12, 1930U.S. diver won women's platform and springboard gold medals in both 1952 and '56 Olympics. Her daughter Kelly followed in her wake, earning a silver in the 1984…

Annemarie Moser-Pröll

Annemarie Moser-PröllBorn: Mar. 27, 1953Austrian alpine skier won World Cup overall title 6 times (1971-75,79); all-time women's World Cup leader in career wins with 61; won Downhill in 1980…

Bill Rassmussen

Bill RassmussenBorn: Oct. 15, 1932Radio-TV unemployed radio broadcaster who founded ESPN, the nation's first 24-hour all-sports cable-TV network, in 1978; bought out by Getty Oil in 1981.…