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Michael Jackson

InvincibleEpic Six years after the new material on his greatest hits collection (HIStory) dropped with a thud, Michael Jackson's long-awaited follow-up doesn't sound much better. Invincible…

Alan Jackson

DriveArista There've been plenty of Sept. 11 songs already, and there'll undoubtedly be plenty more. But up to now, there's been only one song that captured the spirit of the nation, without…

Brewer's: Jackson

(See Stonewall.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Jacksonian ProfessorJacket A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

Janet Jackson

Velvet Rope Virgin Co-produced by longtime Jackson collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, this follow-up to the multiplatinum janet is exhilarating. Not only does Ms. Jackson deliver a series of…

Joe Jackson

Night and Day IISony Classical There's danger in trying to duplicate one's best work, and Joe Jackson has taken a big risk by crafting a sequel to his jazz-tinged 1982 classic Night and Day.…

Bo Jackson

Bo JacksonBorn: Nov. 30, 1962Baseball OF and Football RB won Heisman Trophy in 1985 and MVP of baseball All-Star Game in 1989; starter for both baseball's KC Royals and NFL's LA Raiders in…

Joe Jackson

Joe JacksonBorn: July 16, 1887Baseball OF hit .300 or better 11 times; nicknamed “Shoeless Joe”; career average of .356, third highest all-time; was placed on MLB's ineligible list in 1921…

Phil Jackson

Phil JacksonBorn: Sept. 17, 1945Basketball NBA champion as reserve forward with New York in 1973 (injured when Knicks won in ‘70); coached Chicago to six NBA titles in eight years (1991-93,…

Reggie Jackson

Reggie JacksonBorn: May 18, 1946Baseball OF led AL in HRs 4 times; MVP in 1973; played on 5 World Series winners with Oakland, NY Yankees; 1977 Series MVP with 5 HRs; 563 career HRs; all-time…

Bassett, John Spencer

(Encyclopedia) Bassett, John Spencer, 1867–1928, American historian, b. Tarboro, N.C. He was professor of history at Trinity College (now Duke Univ.) from 1893 to 1906 and then at Smith from 1906 to…