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John William King, 1999 News
24, movie-theater manager, was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison in Nov. by a Texas jury for participating in the 1998 dragging death of James Byrd. John…Joyce Maynard, 1999 News
45, writer and self-promoter, auctioned off the love letters reclusive author J. D. Salinger wrote her during their 9-month affair that began in 1972, when Maynard was a student at Yale.…Joshua Bolten, 2006 News
government official, was elevated to White House chief of staff after the March resignation of Andy Card. Bolten was deputy chief of staff during President Bush's first term and became…The Devil's Dictionary: Clergyman
by Ambrose Bierce CLARIONETCLIOCLERGYMAN -n. A man who undertakes the management of our spiritual affairs as a method of better his temporal ones.L'Eclisse <span class="date" >(1962)</span>
Director: Michaelangelo AntonioniCast: Monica Vitti and Alain Delon The aimless drift of romantic attachment, the inevitability of missed connections, the emptiness of life: brooding 1960s…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 21, 1946)
Harry S. Truman (January 21, 1946) To the Congress of the United States: A quarter century ago the Congress decided that it could no longer consider the financial programs of the various departments…Kofi Annan, 2005 News
secretary general of the United Nations, in March proposed broad changes to the UN that included revamping the structure of the Security Council. Also in March, a committee investigating…Sir Michael Edwardes Biography
Sir Michael Edwardesbusiness executiveBorn: 1930Birthplace: South Africa After studying at Rhodes University, he began his career with the Chloride Group in Africa in 1951, becoming a…The Devil's Dictionary: Gnostics
by Ambrose Bierce GNOMEGNUGNOSTICS -n. A sect of philosophers who tried to engineer a fusion between the early Christians and the Platonists. The former would not go into the caucus and…Salaries of Supreme Court Justices
The Question: How much money are justices of the Supreme Court paid each year? The Answer: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court…Trending
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