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Year in Review 2001 | Sports Moments

   By John Gettings, Mike Morrison, and Gerry Brown A TRAGIC FINAL LAP NASCAR's Winston Cup series didn't just lose a seven-time champion when Dale Earnhardt, 49, died in…

Radio and Television Personalities

Ed Sullivan See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links The Emmy® Awards International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Awards Alfred I. duPont —…

Selected Biographies: B

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

Johnson, Lyndon Baines

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908–73, 36th President of the United States (1963–69), b. near Stonewall, Tex. Johnson lost the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination to John F. Kennedy…

1991 Grammy Awards

Natalie ColeArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“Unforgettable,” Natalie Cole with Nat King ColeAlbum of the YearUnforgettable, Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Elektra)Song of the Year“Unforgettable…

influenza

(Encyclopedia) influenza or flu, acute, highly contagious disease caused by a RNA virus (family Orthomyxoviridae); formerly known as the grippe. There are three types of the virus, designated A, B,…

Baltimore

(Encyclopedia) Baltimore, city (2020 pop. 575,584), N central Md., surrounded by but politically independent of Baltimore co., on the Patapsco River…

Reagan, Ronald Wilson

(Encyclopedia) Reagan, Ronald WilsonReagan, Ronald Wilsonrāˈgən [key], 1911–2004, 40th president of the United States (1981–89), b. Tampico, Ill. In 1932, after graduation from Eureka College, he…

Arizona

Capital: Phoenix State abbreviation/Postal code: Ariz./AZ Governor: Doug Ducey, R (to Jan. 2019) Senators: Jeff Flake, R (to Jan. 2019…