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Thor Heyerdahl 2002 Deaths

Thor HeyerdahlAge: 87 Norwegian explorer and anthropologist who, in 1947, traveled 4,300 miles from Peru to the Tuamotu Archipelago near Tahiti in a primitive raft he called the Kon-Tiki to…

Richard Helms 2002 Deaths

Richard HelmsAge: 89 former CIA director (1966–73) and ambassador to Iran (1973–77) who attempted to overthrow Chilean president Salvador Allende and to assassinate Fidel Castro. In 1977 he…

Marx, Karl

(Encyclopedia) Marx, Karl, 1818–83, German social philosopher, the chief theorist of modern socialism and communism. In 1847 Marx joined the Communist League and with Engels wrote for it the…

1999 Deaths: G - L

Felix GalimirWilliam (Bill) GardinerW. Arthur Garrity, Jr.William (Pop) GatesGermain GliddenColby GoodwinRaisa GorbachevMeg GreenfieldCalvin GriffithErnest GrossJerzy GrotowskiHowie HaakHuntz…

1998 Newbery Medal and Honor Books

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.Newbery Medal for Best Book: Out of the…

Last Night

Director/Writer:Don McKellarLions Gate Films; R; 93 minutesRelease:11/99Cast:Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie It is the final night on earth. Humanity's first unmovable deadline…

Feininger, Lyonel

(Encyclopedia) Feininger, LyonelFeininger, Lyonelfīˈnĭngər [key], 1871–1956, American painter and illustrator, b. New York City. Feininger studied painting in Berlin, Hamburg, and Paris. He was an…

2002 Deaths: G - L

Uzi GalJohn W. GardnerEmily GenauerHelen GiulianiHarrison Smith GlancyHugh GlosterCliff GormanJohn GottiLois GouldStephen Jay GouldAlfredo GoyenecheAdolph GreenThomas GriffithSteve…

Charles BARWIG, Congress, WI (1837-1912)

BARWIG Charles , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, March 19, 1837; immigrated to the United States in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Milwaukee, Wis.;…