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Projected Draft Lottery Picks (#1–13)

1. Los Angeles Clippers Mike Bibby, PG, 6'2 (Arizona) The Clippers always find a way to mess things up. While Maurice Taylor ('97 pick) is the only remaining draftee on the roster, it is even more…

1968 Tony Awards

PlayRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadMusicalHallelujah, Baby!Actor—PlayMartin Balsam, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's RunningActress—PlayZoe Caldwell, The Prime of Miss Jean…

2000 All-Star Baseball Game

71st Baseball All-Star Game. Date: July 11 at Turner Field, Atlanta, Ga.; Managers: Joe Torre, New York (AL) and Bobby Cox, Atlanta (NL); Most Valuable Player: SS Derek Jeter, New York (AL…

Kinsey, Alfred Charles

(Encyclopedia) Kinsey, Alfred CharlesKinsey, Alfred Charleskĭnˈzē [key], 1894–1956, American biologist, b. Hoboken, N.J., grad. Bowdoin College (B.S., 1916), Harvard (D.Sc., 1920). He was associated…

Lucian

(Encyclopedia) LucianLucianl&oomacr;ˈshən [key], b. c.120, d. after 180, Greek writer, also called Lucianus, b. Samosata, Syria. In late life he held a government position in Egypt. Lucian wrote…

disco

(Encyclopedia) disco, style of popular music that flourished during the 1970s. Originating in the United States, it evolved mainly from funk, soul, and salsa and became popular worldwide.…

Houston Symphony

(Encyclopedia) Houston Symphony. Founded in 1913 with 33 players, the orchestra reorganized in 1930 and presented its first full season of concerts in 1931. Among its important conductors have been…

Porter, Horace

(Encyclopedia) Porter, Horace, 1837–1921, American soldier and diplomat, b. Huntingdon, Pa. In the Civil War he saw varied service, mostly as an ordnance officer, before becoming (1864) aide-de-camp…

Ochs, Adolph Simon

(Encyclopedia) Ochs, Adolph SimonOchs, Adolph Simonŏks [key], 1858–1935, American newspaper publisher, b. Cincinnati. Starting as a newsboy in Knoxville, Tenn., he became a printer's apprentice,…

Goodrich, Leland Matthew

(Encyclopedia) Goodrich, Leland Matthew, 1899–1990, American political scientist, b. Lewiston, Maine, grad. Bowdoin College, 1920, and Harvard (M.A., 1921; Ph.D., 1925). He taught political science…