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Decatur, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Decatur, StephenDecatur, Stephendēkāˈtər [key], 1779–1820, American naval officer, b. Sinepuxent, near Berlin, Md.; son of a naval officer, Stephen Decatur. After joining the U.S. navy…

King, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) King, Stephen, 1947–, American writer, b. Portland, Maine. Influenced by the 19th-century Gothic tradition, especially the works of Poe, King's fiction reveals the macabre and horrific…

1971 Grammy Awards

Carole KingArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“It's Too Late,” Carole KingAlbum of the YearTapestry, Carole King (Ode)Song of the Year“You've Got a Friend,” Carole King, songwriterBest New…

Smith, Henry John Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Henry John Stephen, 1826–83, British mathematician. He was a lecturer in mathematics (1850–73) and, from 1860 to 1883, Savilian professor of geometry at Oxford. He is especially…

Woody Stephens 1998 Deaths

Woody StephensAge: 84 legendary thoroughbred racing trainer who won the Eclipse Award in 1983 as the nation's No. 1 trainer; his horses won five straight Belmont Stakes races in the 1980s;…

Stephen Sprouse 2004 Deaths

Stephen SprouseAge: 50 fashion designer whose punk-inspired, sophisticated creations were favored by rock stars as well as followers of haute couture. Died: Manhattan, March 4, 2004Susan…

Stephen Heywood 2006 Deaths

Stephen HeywoodAge: 37 cofounder (with his brother James) of the ALS Therapy Development Foundation, and central figure of the documentary So Much So Fast about his fight against Lou Gehrig's…

Stephen Ambrose 2002 Deaths

Stephen AmbroseAge: 66 military historian and writer who prolifically produced best-selling, authoritative war chronicles and biographies. His books, which focused mostly on World War II,…

Stephen Harper, 2006 News

Canadian politician, was elected prime minister in January, when his Conservative Party defeated the Liberal Party, headed by Prime Minister Paul Martin, in parliamentary elections. It's the…

Stephen Hadley, 2003 News

deputy national security adviser, took some of the blame in July for the unsubstantiated claim in President Bush's State of the Union address that Iraq had attempted to buy uranium from…