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Brigham, Albert Perry

(Encyclopedia) Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855–1932, American geographer, b. Perry, N.Y., grad. Colgate Univ., 1879, M. A. Harvard, 1892. After nine years in the Baptist ministry (1882–91) he became…

Katie Holmes Biography

Katie Holmes actressBorn: 12/18/1978Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio Having launched her career with a role in the critically acclaimed film The Ice Storm (1997), she quickly leveraged this success to…

Katie Couric Biography

Katie Couricbroadcast journalistBorn: 1/7/1957Birthplace: Arlington, Virginia A popular and respected morning news show host, she began her career with reporting and producing jobs for NBC…

Perry, William James

(Encyclopedia) Perry, William James, 1927–, U.S. government official, b. Vandergrift, Pa. A Ph.D. in mathematics, former Stanford engineering professor, and founder of a military electronics firm, he…

South Kingstown

(Encyclopedia) South KingstownSouth Kingstownkĭngˈstən, kĭngzˈtounˌ [key], town (1990 pop. 24,631), seat of Washington co., S R.I.; settled 1641, inc. 1674 as Kings Towne, divided into South…

2009 Brit Awards

The 2009 Brit Awards were presented February 15, 2009. Outstanding Contribution To Music Pet Shop Boys…

Katy Jurado 2002 Deaths

Katy JuradoAge: 78 Mexican actress best known in the U.S. for her roles as Gary Cooper's former mistress in High Noon and Spencer Tracy's wife in Broken Lance. Died: Cuernavaca, Mexico, July…

Katie Couric, 2006 News

broadcast journalist, became the anchor of CBS Evening News in September. Many critics questioned if Couric, who is known for her sunny personality, has the gravitas to assume the anchor…

Sullivan, Harry Stack

(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, Harry Stack, 1892–1949, American psychiatrist, b. Norwich, N.Y., M.D. Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, 1917. He was, along with his teacher William Alanson White,…