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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…

Brewer's: Richard Roe

(See Doe.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Richard is Himself againRichard III.'s Horse A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

The Michael Richards Show

NBCTuesday 8:00–8:30 p.m.; canceledCast:Michael Richards, William Devane, Amy Farrington, Tim Meadows, and Bill Cobbs Former Seinfeld star Michael Richards recycles his signature pratfalls in…

Sir Richard Attenborough

Sir Richard Attenboroughdirector, actorBorn: 8/29/1923Birthplace: Cambridge, England Academy Award-winning director and actor best known for his sweeping biopics, including Gandhi (1982) Cry Freedom…