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April 2016: Cruz and Sanders Win in Wisconsin
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of April 2016. 1. Supreme Court Rules: One Person, One Vote 2. Villanova: NCAA Champions 3.…August 2009 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of August 2009. Ex-Representative William Jefferson Convicted in Bribery Scheme (Aug. 5): Former…Hoyt Wilhelm 2002 Deaths
Hoyt WilhelmAge: 79 knuckleball pitcher, who in 1985 became the first relief pitcher elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame; held the record for games pitched (1,070) when he retired in 1972 (…Mary Fendrich Hulman 1998 Deaths
Mary Fendrich HulmanAge: 93 chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1977 and traditionally responsible for the famous command “Gentlemen, start your engines,” before each race;…Chester (Red) Huff 1998 Deaths
Chester (Red) HuffAge: 107 left-handed pitcher for the New York Highlanders from 1911-13 and the St. Louis Browns in 1915; lived longer than any other Major League Baseball player in history…Bertalan de Nemethy 2002 Deaths
Bertalan de NemethyAge: 90 Hungarian-born riding instructor, who coached the U.S. Equestrian show jumping team from 1955-80; won Olympic silver medals in 1960 and 1972; his book “The de…Niki de Saint Phalle 2002 Deaths
Niki de Saint PhalleAge: 71 French-born artist and feminist known for her nanas sculptures, papier-mâché figures of enormous, voluptuous women. One of the Nouveaux Réalistes of the early…Arthur C. Danto Biography
Arthur C. Dantophilosopher and art criticBorn: 1/01/1924Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan Philosophy professor at Columbia University (1966–87) whose major works include Nietzsche as…Serena Williams Biography
Serena WilliamsBorn: Sept. 26, 1981Tennis beat Martina Hingis for 1999 U.S. Open championship to become the first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam title since Althea Gibson in 1958…Jo's Boys: Chapter 2 — Parnassus
ParnassusIt was well named; and the Muses seemed to be at home that day, for as the newcomers went up the slope appropriate sights and sounds greeted them. Passing an open window, they looked…