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2002-2003 Season

Stanley Cup Playoffs—2003National Hockey League Final Standings of the Clubs: 2002–2003NHL Leading Scorers: 2002–2003NHL Leading Goaltenders: 2002–20032003-2004 SeasonHockey2001-2002 Season…

Cyrus McCormick

Cyrus McCormick Born: 1809Birthplace: Rockbridge County, Va. Reaper—While others had also invented the mechanical grain reaper McCormick's constant improvements and astute business sense…

Robert Maurer

Robert MaurerBorn: 1924Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Fused silica optical waveguide—The inventors, Maurer, Keck, and Schultz. designed and produced the first optical fiber with light loss during…

Rangaswamy Srinivasan

Rangaswamy Srinivasan Born: Feb. 28, 1929 Excimer eye surgery— IBM researchers Srinivasan, Wynne, and Blum developed this technique used in LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) eye…

Lou Kusserow 2001 Deaths

Lou KusserowAge: 73 record-setting tailback and safety at Columbia in the 1940s, who later became a producer for NBC Sports; scored two touchdowns in Columbia's 21-20 victory over Army in…

Garnet (Ace) Bailey 2001 Deaths

Garnet (Ace) BaileyAge: 53 L.A. Kings director of pro scouting who was a passenger aboard hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 that crashed into the World Trade Center; in his eighth season as…

Alison Krauss Biography

Alison Kraussbluegrass singerBorn: 7/23/1971Birthplace: Champaign, Illinois Grammy Award-winning bluegrass singer and fiddler whose music combines both traditional and contemporary styles, making…

James Mason Biography

James MasonactorBorn: 5/15/1909Birthplace: Huddersfield, England A gifted and accomplished actor, Mason first performed on stage and in film in England, where in the 1940s he became the country's…