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Judith Miller, 2005 News

New York Times reporter, was sent to jail in July after she refused to testify before a grand jury about confidential sources she interviewed while researching the illegal disclosure of the…

Eliot, T. S.

(Encyclopedia) Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns Eliot), 1888–1965, American-British poet and critic, b. St. Louis, Mo. One of the most distinguished literary figures of the 20th cent., T. S. Eliot won…

1988 Men's Olympic Gymnastics Medalists

Individual   Points All-Around Vladimir Artemov, USSR 119.125   Valeri Lyukin, USSR 119.025   Dimitri Biloserchev, USSR 118.975 Floor Sergey Kharkov, USSR 19.…

perennial

(Encyclopedia) perennial, any plant that under natural conditions lives for several to many growing seasons, as contrasted to an annual or a biennial. Botanically, the term perennial applies to both…

Biographies of Famous African Americans

  Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…

Cloudsplitter

Author:Russell BanksPublisher:Harper Flamingo Banks's ambitious portrait of abolitionist John Brown, whose famed (and failed) attempt to liberate slaves in the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry…

Sports Stars: A - C

Hank Aaron Jim Abbott Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Freddy Adu Andre Agassi Benny Agbayani Troy Aikman Marv Albert Tenley Albright Amy Alcott Grover Cleveland (Pete…

Schurz, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Schurz, CarlSchurz, Carlsh&oobreve;rts [key], 1829–1906, American political leader, b. Germany. He studied at the Univ. of Bonn and participated in the revolutionary uprisings of…

Anna Wintour Biography

Anna Wintourmagazine editorBorn: 11/3/1949Birthplace: London, England So deep was her interest in clothes, Wintour decided against going to college, instead getting a job at Harper's Bazaar (later…

Edward LUCAS, Congress, VA (1780-1858)

LUCAS Edward , a Representative from Virginia; born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), October 20, 1780; attended the common schools; was graduated from Dickinson…