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Cronkite, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Cronkite, Walter (Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.)Cronkite, Walterkrŏngˈkīt, krŏnˈ– [key], 1916–2009, American news broadcaster, b. St. Joseph, Mo. He left (1935) the Univ. of Texas to…

Brown, James

(Encyclopedia) Brown, James, 1933–2006, African-American rhythm-and-blues singer known as the “godfather of soul,” b. Barnwell, S.C., as James Joe Brown, Jr. Abandoned by his parents, he left school…

Brownson, Orestes Augustus

(Encyclopedia) Brownson, Orestes AugustusBrownson, Orestes Augustusôrĕsˈtēz, brounˈsən [key], 1803–76, American author and clergyman, b. Stockbridge, Vt. Largely self-taught, he became a vigorous and…

Cambodia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Cambodia Index: Geography People and Culture Modern History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Cambodian Relations…