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Millennium Technology Prize
(Encyclopedia) Millennium Technology Prize, biennial award for innovations in technology, est. 2002 in Finland and bestowed by the Millennium Prize Foundation, an independent fund founded by members…Coleman, Ornette
(Encyclopedia) Coleman, Ornette, 1930–2015, African-American saxophonist and composer, b. Fort Worth, Tex. Largely self-taught, he began playing the alto saxophone in rhythm-and-blues bands. He later…Durant, Thomas Clark
(Encyclopedia) Durant, Thomas Clark, 1820–85, American railroad builder, chief figure in the construction of the Union Pacific RR, b. Lee, Mass. He was successful in building railroads in the Midwest…Wolfensohn, James David
(Encyclopedia) Wolfensohn, James David, 1933–2020, Australian-American investment banker and financial executive, b. Sydney. Wolfensohn worked for banking institutions in Australia, London, and New…Carlisle, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Carlisle Carlisle kärlīlˈ, kärˈlīl [key], borough (2020 pop. 19,236), seat of Cumberland co., S Pa.;…2002 George Foster Peabody Awards
Terror on Tape:CNN Productions (Atlanta)Bringing Down A Dictator:York Zimmerman, Inc., presented on PBS48 Hours:“9/11,” CBS, New YorkThe Sonic Memorial Project:Lost and Found Sound from the…America's Most Endangered Places 2007
Brooklyn's Industrial Waterfront among American sites most at risk by Mark Zurlo Greer Spring, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered…Jesse Lee HARTMAN, Congress, PA (1853-1930)
HARTMAN Jesse Lee , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Cottage, Huntingdon County, Pa., June 18, 1853; attended public and private schools and Hollidaysburg (Pa.) Seminary; employed as a…Robert Lee HENRY, Congress, TX (1864-1931)
HENRY Robert Lee , a Representative from Texas; born in Linden, Cass County, Tex., May 12, 1864; attended the common schools; moved to Bowie County in 1878 and to McLennan County in 1895; was…Charles Lee FAUST, Congress, MO (1879-1928)
FAUST Charles Lee , a Representative from Missouri; born near Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, April 24, 1879; moved with his parents to a farm near Highland, Doniphan County, Kans.; attended…Trending
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