(Encyclopedia) Wells, David Ames, 1828–98, American economist, b. Springfield, Mass., grad. Williams, 1847, and Lawrence Scientific School, Cambridge, Mass., 1851. Early in life he wrote several…
(Encyclopedia) Ben-Gurion, DavidBen-Gurion, Davidbĕn-g&oomacr;ˈrēŏn [key], 1886–1973, Israeli statesman, b. Plońsk, Poland, as David Grün. He settled in Palestine in 1906, but lived for periods…
(Encyclopedia) Muggleton, Lodowicke, 1609–98, English religious leader, a journeyman tailor. With his cousin John Reeve, also a tailor, he founded a new sect, whose adherents were known as…
astronautDied: March 15, 2008 (northern Virginia) Best Known as: astronaut who was aboard NASA's space shuttle Columbia G. David Low was an astronaut who began…
WU, David, a Representative from Oregon; born in Taiwan, April 8, 1955; B.S., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1977; attended Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass.; J.D., Yale…
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2011. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list…
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2009; the winners are listed below. Eligible recordings were released between…
A quick guide to Asian foods by David Johnson In the 1950s, Asian food meant chop suey and fortune cookies to most people. Today that has all changed. A rich and increasingly authentic…
