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Constitutional Convention

(Encyclopedia) Constitutional Convention, in U.S. history, the 1787 meeting in which the Constitution of the United States was drawn up. The convention at Philadelphia drew up one of the most…

John Hejduk 2000 Deaths

John HejdukAge: 71 highly respected and influential architect known for his theoretical projects and moody drawings. He died of cancer. Died: Bronx, N.Y., July 3, 2000Randolph A. HearstG -…

James Earl Ray 1998 Deaths

James Earl RayAge: 70 convicted killer of Martin Luther King Jr. He confessed to the 1968 assassination but recanted after his sentencing. Lacking evidence to back up his government…

Earl M. Ramer 1998 Deaths

Earl M. RamerAge: 84 former NCAA president in 1971 and 1972 and 34-year member of the faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; served two decades as faculty athletics…

Newbery vs. Caldecott

The Question: What's the difference between the Newbery and Caldecott medals? The Answer: The Newbery Medal and Caldecott Medal are both…

Ofra Haza 2000 Deaths

Ofra Haza 41: Israeli pop singer and songwriter who fused Western techno-pop with traditional Yemenite Jewish poetry to create a unique sound that found audiences in dance clubs all over the…

The Word

The WordRopeadope It'd be tough to come up with another gospel album that consists of all instrumentals, but The Word proves that you don't always need lyrics to sing a song of praise. John…

Helen Carter 1998 Deaths

Helen CarterAge: 70singer, songwriter, musician Helen was a member of the Carter family band that played a significant role in the development of country music. The band's influence is still…

Cabinet Members Under Washington

Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, 1789Edmund Randolph, 1794Timothy Pickering, 1795Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, 1789Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 1795Secretary of War Henry Knox,…