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Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver Biography
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriverphilanthropist, mental health activistBorn: 1921Birthplace: Brookline, Mass.Died: 2009 Shriver, the daughter of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy and the sister of…Twenty One
NBCMidseason debutMonday 9:00–10:00 p.m.Host:Maury Povich With the 1950s game-show scandal that rocked the television industry now more than 40 years in the past, Americans have proven ready…Jane Jacobs 2006 Deaths
Jane JacobsAge: 89 urban planner whose ground-breaking 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, criticized urban renewal—the concept of clearing cities of slums and building…Impeached or not?
The Question: We have a running debate going on about the use of the word "impeached." By definition, impeachment is merely a formal accusation brought…The Pledge of Allegiance
The Question: Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag? The Answer: The original pledge was written by Francis Bellamy (1855-1931…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…Alfred Free
Alfred FreeBorn: 1913 COMPOSITION OF MATTER. Free revolutionized urinalysis by devising a dip-and-read test, CLINISTIX®, for detecting glucose in urine. Working at Miles Laboratories, he also…Ivan Getting
Ivan GettingBorn: 1912 Global Positioning System—GPS. During the 1950s, Getting advanced the concept of using a system of satellites to allow the calculation of precise positioning data for…Bradford Parkinson
Bradford ParkinsonBorn: 1935 Global Positioning System—GPS. During the 1950s, Getting advanced the concept of using a system of satellites to allow the calculation of precise positioning data…The Supreme Court and Equal Rights | The Enduring Constitution: The Supreme Court and Equal Rights
The Enduring Constitution: The Supreme Court and Equal Rights The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to…