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Davis, Gray

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Gray (Joseph Graham Davis, Jr.), 1942–, U.S. politician, b. the Bronx, N.Y. A graduate of Stanford Univ. (1964) and Columbia Univ. Law School (1967), he entered the army and…

2000 People in the News

Nathaniel Abraham,Mehmet Ali AgcaJamil Abdullah Al-AminLance Armstrong,Bashar Assad,Charles G. Bakaly 3rd,Steven A. Ballmer,Barbie,Thomas E. Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank CherryBill Bradley,…

First Kids Slideshow

by Mark Hughes The American public has always been fascinated by first families. We know much about the lives of the presidents and first ladies, but what about the children in the White House?…

McCarthy, Eugene Joseph

(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Eugene Joseph, 1916–2005, U.S. political leader, b. Watkins, Minn. He served (1942–46) as a technical assistant for military intelligence during World War II and then taught…

McGrory, Mary

(Encyclopedia) McGrory, Mary, 1918–2004, American journalist, b. Boston, grad. Emmanuel College. McGrory wrote with clarity, lyricism, and wit on the events and personalities of the five decades…

Patricia Kennedy Lawford 2006 Deaths

Patricia Kennedy LawfordAge: 82 the sixth of the nine children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy whose marriage to married British actor Peter Lawford in 1954 introduced the Kennedy clan to…

Recipients of Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., created its Honors awards in 1978 to recognize the lifetime achievements of selected American…

Shriver, Robert Sargent

(Encyclopedia) Shriver, Robert Sargent, 1915–2011, U.S. public official, b. Westminster, Md., husband of Eunice Shriver. A lawyer, he served in World War II and was (1945–46) an assistant editor of…

2000-01 College Basketball Assists

Assists   Cl Gm No Avg Markus Carr, CS-Northridge Jr. 32 286 8.9 Omar Cook, St. John's Fr. 29 252 8.7 Sean Kennedy, Marist Jr. 27 219 8.1…

TIME Person of the Year

How “Lucky Lindy”—and a slow week for news—gave birth to a memorable annual tradition The founders of TIME Magazine, Henry Luce and Briton Haddon, were strong believers in the idea…