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George C. Wallace 1998 Deaths

George C. WallaceAge: 79 former governor of Alabama who campaigned for the presidency in 1968, 1972, 1976. His ardent support for segregation made him a controversial national figure.Died:…

1960 Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time   100m Free Dawn Fraser, AUS 1:01.2 OR   Chris von Saltza, USA 1:02.8     Natalie Steward, GBR 1:03.1   400m Free Chris von Saltza, USA…

Women Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Women who fought for peace Malala Yousafzai accepts her Nobel Prize Source: AP Photo/Matt DunhamWomen's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Pulitzer Prize Winners in Literature…

Der Rosenkavalier <br/>(The Knight of the Rose)

Music:Richard StraussLibretto:Hugo von HofmannsthalPremiere:Dresden, January 26, 1911 Strauss's first successful comic opera begins in the bedroom of the Marschallin of Werdenberg, where the…

Barbados Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Barbados Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Barbadian Relations PEOPLE About 90% of Barbados'…

What Dreams May Come

Director:Vincent WardWriter:Ron BassPolygram Filmed Entertainment; PG-13; 106 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant…

Slideshow: Women Nobel Peace Prize Winners

by Liz Olson and Jennie Wood The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to persons who have made the most outstanding contributions toward world peace. From novelists to social workers, the award has gone…

Stork, Charles Wharton

Stork, Charles Wharton[1881-1971](2)Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 12, 1881. Took the degree of A.B. at Haverford College, 1902; of A.M. at Harvard, 1903, and of Ph.D. at the University of…