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Perot, H. Ross

(Encyclopedia) Perot, H. Ross (Henry Ross Perot), 1930–2019, American business executive and political leader, b. Texarkana, Tex., as Henry Ray Perot, grad. Annapolis, 1953. In 1957 he resigned his…

2001 Deaths: A - F

AaliyahLionel AbelLarry AdlerMortimer AdlerAffirmedTommie AgeeMichele AlboretoStephen AilesBlaise AlexanderGreat AlzanaJorge AmadoA. R. AmmonsPoul AndersonFrank AnnunzioJoe AndrewsEarl…

Reform party, in the United States

(Encyclopedia) Reform party, in the United States, political party founded in 1995 by H. Ross Perot as an alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. The Reform party's aims originally…

stained glass

(Encyclopedia) stained glass, in general, windows made of colored glass. To a large extent, the name is a misnomer, for staining is only one of the methods of coloring employed, and the best medieval…

Mass Market Paperback

Source: Publishers Weekly. For One More Day, Mitch Albom Cross, James Patterson Dear John, Nicholas Sparks Next, Michael…

Missouri Compromise

(Encyclopedia) Missouri Compromise, 1820–21, measures passed by the U.S. Congress to end the first of a series of crises concerning the extension of slavery. By 1818, Missouri Territory had gained…

gang

(Encyclopedia) gang, group of people organized for a common purpose, often criminal. Gangs of criminals were long known on the American frontier and also flourished in urban settings. Notorious were…

1 Samuel: 16

1 Samuel Chapter 16 1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I…

Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html . This list was tabulated from an online survey that the National Education Association ran from…

Shattered Image

Director: Raul Ruiz Writer: Duane PooleLoins Gate Films; NR; 103 minutesRelease:11/98Cast:Anne Parillaud, William Baldwin, Lisanne Falk, Graham Greene, Billy Wilmott, O'Neil Peart and Leonie…