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Morton Downey, Jr. 2001 Deaths

Morton Downey, Jr.Age: 67 contentious host of the short-lived but popular Morton Downey, Jr. Show, a 1980s talk show. Downey had a long and diverse career before he became an icon of the…

Howard E. Rollins, Jr. Biography

Howard E. Rollins, Jr. actorBorn: 11/17/1950Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland   Rollins gained critical acclaim for his role as a young Black man in search of justice in the film Ragtime (1981), a…

John F. Kennedy, Jr. Biography

John F. Kennedy, Jr.publisher, lawyer, media personalityBorn: 11/25/1960Birthplace: Washington, D.C. The son of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John F. Kennedy Jr.…

Alamo, the

(Encyclopedia) Alamo, theAlamo, theălˈəmōˌ [key] [Span.,=cottonwood], building in San Antonio, Tex., “the cradle of Texas liberty.” Built as a chapel after 1744, it is all that remains of the mission…

Cordero, Angel Tomás, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Cordero, Angel Tomás, Jr.Cordero, Angel Tomás, Jr.tōmäsˈ änhĕlˈ kôrdĕrˈō [key], 1942–, Puerto Rican jockey, b. Santurce. When he retired in 1992 he had won 7,057 races in 22 years.…

Sloan Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Sloan Foundation, fund established (1934) by automobile executive Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. as a philanthropic institution supporting research in various areas. In its early years it…

Connally, John Bowden, JR.

(Encyclopedia) Connally, John Bowden, Jr.Connally, John Bowden, Jr.kŏnˈəlē [key], 1917–93, U.S. public official, b. Floresville, Tex. A lawyer, he became associated with Lyndon B. Johnson, managed…

Connell, Evan Shelby, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Connell, Evan Shelby, Jr., 1924–2013, American writer, b. Kansas City, Mo., grad. Univ. of Kansas (B.A., 1947). His first published work, the well-regarded The Anatomy Lesson and Other…

Comey, James Brien, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Comey, James Brien, Jr., 1960–, American law enforcement official, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. William and Mary, 1982, Univ. of Chicago Law School, 1985. He was assistant U.S. attorney for…

Conable, Barber Benjamin, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Conable, Barber Benjamin, Jr., 1922–2003, American politician, b. Warsaw, N.Y., grad. Cornell Law School, 1948. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean…