journalist, political commentator Clift started her career at Newsweek magazine as a secretary. Eventually she became a reporter in the Atlanta bureau, covering then-governor Jimmy Carter, of…
actorBorn: 12/28/1954Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York Academy Award-winning film and television actor whose films include Cry Freedom (1987), Glory (1989) (for which he won a best-supporting…
(Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr.)actorBorn: 2/17/1925Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Insightful actor active in stage, film, and television but best known for developing and touring with a one-man show of…
Born: 4/13/1743Birthplace: Albemarle County, Va. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13 (April 2, old style), 1743, at Shadwell in Goochland (now Albemarle) County, Va. A William and Mary graduate,…
(Encyclopedia) Ruth, Babe (George Herman Ruth), 1895–1948, American baseball player, considered by many the greatest of all baseball players, b. Baltimore.
Ruth, a left hander, proved to be (1914–…
The Question: When was the first televised debate between two presidential candidates? The Answer: The first series of presidential debates between two…
Event Time 50m Free Gary Hall, USA21.93 Duje Draganja, CRO21.94 Roland Mark Schoeman, S. AFR22.02 100m Free Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED 48.17 Roland Mark…
