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Lendl, Ivan
(Encyclopedia) Lendl, IvanLendl, Ivanēvänˈ lĕnˈdəl [key], 1960–, Czech-American tennis player. After leading Czechoslovakia to its only Davis Cup championship (1980), he moved to the United States,…Schlesinger, James Rodney
(Encyclopedia) Schlesinger, James Rodney, 1929–2014, U.S. secretary of defense (1973–75) and secretary of energy (1977–79), b. New York City. After graduating from Harvard (A.B., 1950; A.M., 1952; Ph…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: K
Selected Biographies A to Z 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 More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Iconic Presidential Moments: Jimmy Carter
There are images that will stay with us forever. From FDR notifying the world that the U.S. had entered WWII, to Obama's trademark fist bump at the Democratic National Convention, these…Jimmy Carter (January 16, 1981)
To the Congress of the United States: The State of the Union is sound. Our economy is recovering from a recession. A national energy plan is in place and our dependence on foreign oil is…Frazier, Joe
(Encyclopedia) Frazier, Joe (William Joseph Frazier), 1944–2011, African-American boxer, b. Beaufort, S.C. Known for a brawling style and devastating left hook, “Smokin' Joe” won Olympic gold in 1964…Anderson, John Bayard
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, John Bayard, 1922–2017, U.S. politician, b. Rockford, Ill., grad. Univ. of Illinois (B.A. 1939, J.D. 1946), Harvard law school (LL.M. 1949). After serving in the army (1943–…Brown, Harold
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Harold, 1927–2019, American nuclear physicist and government official, b. New York City, Ph.D. Columbia, 1949. He joined (1952) the staff of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (…2017 Emmy Nominations List and Predictions
The 2017 Emmy nominations are out! Did your favorite show make it onto the Emmy list? This year Westworld on HBO and Saturday Night Live on NBC tied for the title of most nominations. Both earned…colorization, motion picture
(Encyclopedia) colorization, motion picture, electronic process that uses computers to add color to black-and-white movies, creating new colored videotape versions. Invented by Canadians Wilson…Trending
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