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Innis, Harold Adams

(Encyclopedia) Innis, Harold Adams, 1894–1952, Canadian political economist, b. Otterville, Ontario. One of Canada's leading economic historians, Innis wrote about various facets of Canadian culture…

Davie, William Richardson

(Encyclopedia) Davie, William Richardson, 1756–1820, American Revolutionary soldier and statesman, b. Egremont, Cumberland, England. During the American Revolution he served under Casimir Pulaski and…

Space Movies

Some of the galaxy's best space-related movies by Beth Rowen and Mark Zurlo Related Links Scariest MoviesIrish Movies SlideshowThe Presidency on FilmDinosaur MoviesDisney Movies…

Lucian Adams 2003 Deaths

Lucian AdamsAge: 80 U.S. Army sergeant who won a Medal of Honor for single-handedly opening a supply line for an isolated battalion by killing nine Germans and destroying three machine guns.…

Adam Osbourne 2003 Deaths

Adam OsbourneAge: 64 computer entrepreneur who, in 1981, introduced the first portable computer, the 24-pound Osbourne 1. Died: Kodiakanal, India, March 18, 2003Babatunde OlatunjiM - QRobert…

John Quincy Adams Biography

John Quincy AdamsBorn: 7/11/1767Birthplace: Braintree, Mass. John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, at Braintree (now Quincy), Mass., the son of John Adams, the second president. He…

Walt Whitman: Children of Adam

Children of AdamTo the Garden the WorldFrom Pent-Up Aching RiversI Sing the Body ElectricA Woman Waits for MeSpontaneous MeOne Hour to Madness and JoyOut of the Rolling Ocean the CrowdAges…

Adam Yarmolinsky 2000 Deaths

Adam YarmolinskyAge: 77 political aide who worked behind the scenes in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations to wipe out poverty and racism in America. Died: Washington, D.C., Jan. 5,…

Gary Adams 2000 Deaths

Gary AdamsAge: 56 founder of the Taylor Made Golf Co. in 1979 and golf club innovator known as “the father of the metal wood”; National Golf Foundation Man of the Year in 1984; honored by PGA…