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Seeger, Pete
(Encyclopedia) Seeger, Pete (Peter Seeger), 1919–2014, American folksinger, composer, and environmentalist, b. New York City. Seeger, a son of musicologist Charles Seeger and violinist Constance…Lomax, John Avery
(Encyclopedia) Lomax, John AveryLomax, John Averylōˈmăks [key], 1867–1948, American folklorist, b. Goodman, Miss. Lomax's first book, Cowboy Songs (1910), contained for the first time in print such…Rosenberg Case
(Encyclopedia) Rosenberg Case, in U.S. history, a lengthy and controversial espionage case. In 1950, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Julius Rosenberg (1918–53), an electrical engineer…Rehnquist, William Hubbs
(Encyclopedia) Rehnquist, William HubbsRehnquist, William Hubbsrĕnˈkwĭst [key], 1924–2005, American public official, 16th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1986–2005), b. Milwaukee, Wis., as…Women in the U.S House of Representatives 1917-1929
Name Party-State Dates served Jeannette Rankin Rep.-Mont. 1917-1919; 1941-1943…Notable Female Educators and Scholars
Ruth Fulton Benedict Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers…Rich Pirone 2001 Deaths
Rich PironeAge: 51 grandson of Babe Ruth; son of Ruth's daughter, Dorothy Ruth Pirone; N.Y. Yankees fan who reportedly bore a remarkable resemblance to the legendary sluggger.Died: Meriden,…The Bonesetter's Daughter
Author:Amy TanPublisher:Putnam In her fourth novel author Amy Tam explores the relationship between a first-generation Chinese-American and her ancestors. Ruth Young and her mother, Lu Ling,…Home Run Hysteria
Sammy Sosa (l) and Mark McGwire (r) enjoy a moment before their August 7 game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Many Yankee fans were so enamored of the Babe that they rooted for Maris to fail. He…MLB American League Annual Home Runs
American League Multiple winners: Babe Ruth (12); Harmon Killebrew (6); Home Run Baker, Harry Davis, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, Ken Griffey Jr., Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams (4…Trending
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