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Congreve, William

(Encyclopedia) Congreve, William, 1670–1729, English dramatist, b. near Leeds, educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple. After publishing a novel of intrigue,…

Kramer, Larry

(Encyclopedia) Kramer, Larry (Lawrence David), 1935-2020 American gay-rights activist and playwright, b. Bridgeport, Ct., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1957).…

oral history

(Encyclopedia) oral history, compilation of historical data through interviews, usually tape-recorded and sometimes videotaped, with participants in, or observers of, significant events or times.…

Benjamin Gratz BROWN, Congress, MO (1826-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1865; 1865-1867 Party: Unconditional Unionist; Republican BROWN Benjamin Gratz , a Senator from Missouri; born in Lexington, Ky., May 28, 1826; completed…

2004 People in the News

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Freddy Adu,Iyad Allawi,Jean-Bertrand Aristide,Lance Armstrong,Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,José María Aznar,Nicholas Berg,Sandy Berger,Todd Bertuzzi,Conrad Black,William Boykin,…

1999-2000 Season Recap: Spartan-eous Reaction

Everything changed when Kenyon Martin went down. The Conference USA playoff game in which Cincinnati's Martin, the nation's best collegiate player broke his ankle and was lost for the year was the…