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Lee MacPhail

Lee MacPhailBorn: Oct. 25, 1917Baseball AL president (1974-83); president of owners' Player Relations Committee (1984-85); also GM of Baltimore (1959-65) and NY Yankees (1967-74); son of…

Lee Smith

Lee SmithBorn: Dec. 4, 1957Baseball RHP 3-time NL saves leader (1983,91-92); retired as all-time saves leader with 478 and an ERA of 3.03; 10 seasons with 30 or more saves and 3 times saved…

Lee Trevino

Lee TrevinoBorn: Dec. 1, 1939Golfer 2-time winner of 3 majors—U.S. Open (1968, 71), British Open 1971-72) and PGA (1974,84); Player of Year once on PGA Tour (1971) and 3 times with Seniors…

Lee Elder

Lee Elder Born: July 14, 1934Golf   in 1975, became the first Black golfer to play in the Masters Tournament; also played in the 1977 Masters; member of the 1979 U.S. Ryder Cup team; played in…

Jeanette Lee

Jeanette LeeBorn: July 9, 1971Billiards known as “The Black Widow”; won the 1994 Women's Professional Billiards Assoc. (WPBA) National Championship and vaulted to the No. 1 women's player in…

Sammy Lee

Sammy LeeBorn: Aug. 1, 1920Diving won Olympic gold medals for U.S. in the platform diving event in 1948 and 1952, the first male diver in history to win 2 golds in that event; Sullivan Award…

Wonder Women

Profiles of leading female CEOs and business executives by John Gettings, David Johnson, Borgna Brunner, and Chris Frantz Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, speaking at the Intershop Open Conference in…

mother-of-pearl

(Encyclopedia) mother-of-pearl or nacrenacrenāˈkər [key], the iridescent substance that forms the lining of the shells of some fresh-water and some salt-water mollusks. Like the pearl it is a…

Great Mother Goddess

(Encyclopedia) Great Mother Goddess, in ancient Middle Eastern religions, mother goddess, the great symbol of the earth's fertility. She was worshiped under many names and attributes. Similar figures…