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Helen Gurley Brown Biography
Helen Gurley Brownmagazine editor, writerBorn: 2/18/1922Birthplace: Green Forest, Ark. Helen Gurley studied at Texas State College for Women (now Texas Women's University) from 1939 to 1941,…Mordecai (Three-Finger) Brown
Mordecai (Three-Finger) BrownBorn: Oct. 18, 1876Baseball nickname derived from injury in a childhood accident that left him with three digits on right hand; injury gave him a particularly…Brown v. Board of Education
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against segregation in schools George C. E. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, James M. Nabrit (l-r) in front of the Supreme court, after winning…Babism
(Encyclopedia) BabismBabismbäˈbĭzəm [key], system of doctrines proclaimed in Persia in 1844 by Ali Muhammad of Shiraz. Influenced by the Shaykhi Shiite theology that viewed the Twelve Imams as…1997 Gramophone Awards
Opera (Record of the Year)Puccini, La rondine, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Inva Mula-Tchako, William Matteuzzi, Alberto Rinaldi, Patricia Biccire, Patrizia Ciofi, Monica Bacelli,…Biographies: Notable Business Biographies
Notable Business Biographies Lido Anthony âLeeâ Iacocca See also Women CEOs Notable Women in Busines Asian Pacific American Business and Media Leaders People in the…All About the Stonewall Riots
Rainmaker Photo/MediaPunch/IPXUprising for Gay Rights The Stonewall Riots, or the Stonewall Uprising, marked the beginning of the Gay Rights movement in New York City’s Greenwich village in 1969.…Jimmy Sidle Biography
Jimmy SidleAge: 57 All-American quarterback at Auburn who became the first QB to lead the nation in rushing; gained 1,006 yards rushing in 1963 and along with tailback Tucker Frederickson…Shel Silverstein Biography
Shel SilversteinAge: 66 popular writer and illustrator who brought us the humorous children's poetry collections A Light in the Attic (1981) and Where the Sidewalk Ends (1981). He also penned…