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Congress of Racial Equality
(Encyclopedia) Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), civil-rights organization founded (1942) in Chicago by James Farmer. Dedicated to the use of nonviolent direct action, CORE initially sought to…Dunham, Katherine
(Encyclopedia) Dunham, KatherineDunham, Katherinedŭnˈəm [key], 1909?–2006, American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist, b. Chicago. She studied anthropology at the Univ. of Chicago, where she…Hersh, Seymour Myron
(Encyclopedia) Hersh, Seymour Myron, 1937–, American investigative journalist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago (1958). He began his career (1959) at a local news bureau, then became a wire service…Addams, Jane
(Encyclopedia) Addams, Jane, 1860–1935, American social worker, b. Cedarville, Ill., grad. Rockford College, 1881. In 1889, with Ellen Gates Starr, she founded Hull House in Chicago, one of the first…Watson, James Dewey
(Encyclopedia) Watson, James Dewey, 1928–, American biologist and educator, b. Chicago, Ill., grad. Univ. of Chicago, 1947, Ph.D. Univ. of Indiana, 1950. With F. H. C. Crick he began (1951) research…3rd Game—Houston, Oct. 25<br/>Chicago, 7, Houston 5
Batting SummaryChicago (A.L.)Houston (N.L.) ABRHRBI ABRHRBIPodsednik, lf8120Biggio, 2b6221Iguchi, 2b7121Astacio, p0000Marte, p0000Rodriguez, p0000Buehrle, p0000Taveras, cf6000Dye,…4th Game—Houston, Oct. 26<br/>Chicago 1, Houston 0
Batting SummaryChicago (A.L.)Houston (N.L.) ABRHRBI ABRHRBIPodsednik, lf3010Biggio, 2b4010Iguchi, 2b3000Taveras, cf2010Everett, ph1000Berkman, lf1000Politte, p0000Ensberg, 3b4000Cotts,…Richberg, Donald Randall
(Encyclopedia) Richberg, Donald Randall, 1881–1960, American public official, b. Knoxville, Tenn. He practiced law in Chicago, served as attorney for the city and for Illinois, and became nationally…Bawendi, Moungi
(Encyclopedia) Moungi Bawendi, 1961–, b. Paris, France, American-Tunisian-French chemist, studied at Harvard University (B.A., 1982; M.A.1983) and the…Barnard, Edward Emerson
(Encyclopedia) Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857–1923, American astronomer, b. Nashville, Tenn., grad. Vanderbilt Univ., 1887. From 1887 to 1895 he was astronomer at Lick Observatory in California, and…Trending
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