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Dave Matthews

musicianBorn: 1/9/1967Birthplace: South Africa Founder of the Dave Matthews Band, a jazz-influenced rock and roll group that grew from touring the United States in a station wagon and releasing a…

Reese Witherspoon

(Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon)actressBorn: 3/22/1976Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee Witherspoon made critically acclaimed television and feature film debuts in 1991, with appearances in Wildflower…

Peace Corps

(Encyclopedia) Peace Corps, agency of the U.S. government, whose purpose is to assist underdeveloped countries in meeting their needs for trained manpower. The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by…

Vanderlyn, John

(Encyclopedia) Vanderlyn, JohnVanderlyn, Johnvănˈdərlĭn [key], 1776–1852, American portrait and historical painter, b. Kingston, N.Y. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr he studied with Gilbert Stuart…

Franklin, Rosalind Elsie

(Encyclopedia) Franklin, Rosalind Elsie, 1920–58, English molecular biologist and chemist, grad. Newnham College, Cambridge (1941). She spent most of the war years (1942–45) working for the British…

Willet, Marinus

(Encyclopedia) Willet, MarinusWillet, Marinusmərēˈnəs wĭlˈĭt [key], 1740–1830, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Jamaica, N.Y. In the French and Indian War he was (1758) a member of the expeditions…

The Independent Counsel

Summary of Independent Counsel Investigations The following table outlines independent counsel investigations from the Carter administration through the Clinton administration. Included is the…

William K. BREWSTER, Congress, OK (1941)

BREWSTER, William K., a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla., November 8, 1941; attended public schools in Oklahoma and Texas; B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State…

Marc Cherry Biography

tv producerBorn: March 23, 1962 Birthplace: Los Angeles County, California After Marc Cherry graduated from the theater program at California State University, Fullerton,…