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David W. Barry 2002 Deaths

David W. BarryAge: 58 scientist who codiscovered AZT, the antiviral drug that is considered the first effective treatment for AIDS. Died: San Francisco, Jan. 28, 2002Joaquín BalaguerA -…

John W. Gardner 2002 Deaths

John W. GardnerAge: 89 American public official who, as secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Johnson, created Medicare. He also established Common Cause, the…

R. W. Burchfield 2004 Deaths

R. W. BurchfieldAge: 81 lexicographer who edited the four-volume supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary. Died: Abington, England, July 5, 2004Mary-Ellis BunimA - FAnne Burford

W. V. Quine 2000 Deaths

W. V. QuineAge: 92 Harvard philosopher who is considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Quine was best known for his studies on language and mathematical logic. His theory…

John Keats: To G. A. W.

by JohnKeatsTo a Friend who sent me some RosesO Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,To G. A. W. Nymph of the downward smile, and sidelong glance, In what diviner moments of the day Art…

W. Mark Felt, 2005 News

former No. 2 official at the FBI, in May revealed himself to be “Deep Throat,” the anonymous source who leaked information to Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward about…

Lawrence W. Levine 2006 Deaths

Lawrence W. LevineAge: 73 historian who challenged many academic critics in endorsing curricula that went beyond the canon, giving serious consideration to popular culture and “lowbrow”…

Cabinet Members of George W. Bush

2001-2009 by Beth Rowen Related Links Inaugural FactfileBiography: George W. BushPresidential Inaugural AddressesPresidential Inaugural Addresses: Length and Date of SpeechHow is a President…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 10, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 9, 1806June 11, 1806June 10, 1806 Tuesday June 10th 1806. This morning we arrose early and had our horses collected except one of Cruzatt's…

Todorov, Tzvetan

(Encyclopedia) Todorov, Tzvetan, 1939–2017, Bulgarian-French literary theorist, historian of ideas, and sociologist, b. Sofia, Bulgaria, Ph.D. Univ. of Paris, 1966. He joined (1968) the National…