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Richard Weiss Biography

Richard WeissAge: 33 Olympic kayaker; finished sixth in the slalom event at the 1996 Summer Games and honored as Kayak Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee; of a kayak accident…

Richard Hovey: Comrades

ComradesRichard HoveyComrades, pour the wine to-night For the parting is with dawn! Oh, the clink of cups together, With the daylight coming on! Greet the morn With a double horn, When strong…

Richard Le Gallienne

Le Gallienne, Richard[1866-1947](4)Born at Liverpool, England, January 20, 1866. He was already a well-known poet, novelist, and critic when he took up his residence in the United States.…

Richard Knerr Biography

toy inventor and entrepeneurDied: January 14, 2008 (Arcadia, California) Best Known as: creator of the Hoola Hoop, the Superball, and the Frisbee…

Richard Wright Biography

keyboardistDied: September 15, 2008Best Known as: keyboardist and founding member of Pink Floyd Deathplace: London, England Richard Wright was one of the…

Richard Lieber Biography

Richard Lieberpioneering conservationistBorn: 9/5/1869Birthplace: St. Johann-Saarbrucken, Germany Lieber grew up in Germany and studied in England for a year before coming to the United…

Richard Helms Biography

Richard HelmsCIA director and ambassadorBorn: March 30, 1913Birthplace: St. Davids, Pa. Helms was a former CIA director (1966–73) and ambassador to Iran (1973–77) who attempted to overthrow…

Richard Nixon: Watergate

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent The scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began on June 17, 1972, when five men, all employees of Nixon's reelection campaign, were caught…

Brewer's: Richard of Cirencester

Sometimes called “The Monk of Westminster,” an early English chronicler. His chronicle On the Ancient State of Britain was first brought to light by Dr. Charles Julius Bertram, professor…