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Timeline: Women in Sports, Part 2

From Mt. Olympus to Cooperstown, N.Y. by Chris Frantz Back: B.C. to the 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s 1960 Wilma Rudolph winning at the…

Judge Sarah T. Hughes

The Question: Who swore in Lyndon Johnson? The Answer: On Nov. 22, 1963, after President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Vice President…

Baron Munchausen: The Frolic

by Rudolph Erich Raspe An interesting account of t...A Trip to the NorthThe Frolic The frolic; its consequences-Windsor Castle-St. Paul's-College of Physicians-Undertakers,…

June Taylor 2004 Deaths

June TaylorAge: 86 Emmy Award–winning choreographer whose Broadway-inspired numbers on The Jackie Gleason Show introduced TV audiences to the chorus line. Died: Miami, Fla., May 16, 2004Roger…

Dilbert

UPNMidseason ReplacementMonday 8:00–8:30 p.m.Voices of:Chris Elliott, Kathy Griffin, Jackie Hoffman, Gordon Hunt, Larry Miller and Daniel Stern Based on Scott Adams' comic strip, Dilbert…

The Presidency on Film

by Beth Rowen Presidential Trivia Eight of the first nine American presidents —Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, and Harrison— were…

Gene Benson Biography

Gene BensonAge: 85 Negro Leagues outfielder of the 1940's who mentored a young Jackie Robinson before Robinson broke baseball's racial barrier; debuted with the Philadelphia Stars in 1937 but…

Pulitzer Prizes: Specialized Reporting

1985Randall Savage and Jackie Crosby (Macon [Ga.] Telegraph and News)1986Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty (Pittsburgh Press)1987Alex S. Jones (New York Times)1988Walt Bogdanich (Wall…

Tony Williams

Tony Williams jazz drummer   Considered one of the most influential jazz musicians in the last 50 years, Williams's bold experimental improvisations helped shape fusion. He worked with Jackie…

Carl Rowan 2000 Deaths

Carl RowanAge: 75 liberal crusading columnist and best-selling author who specialized in race relations. He served as deputy assistant secretary of state and ambassador to Finland under…