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Greg WALDEN, Congress, OR (1957)

WALDEN, Greg, a Representative from Oregon; born in The Dalles, Ore., January 10, 1957; B.S., University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore., 1981; member of the Oregon state house of representatives,…

Gene Siskel

(Eugene Kal Siskel)movie criticBorn: 1/26/1946Birthplace: Chicago Siskel was hired by the Chicago Tribune in 1968 and soon became the paper's film critic, a role he filled for 19 years, eventually…

Senta

(Encyclopedia) SentaSentasĕnˈtä [key], Hung. Zenta, city (1991 pop. 28,779), in the Vojvodina region of Serbia, on the Tisza River. A river port and an agricultural center, it has a variety of light…

Opper, Frederick Burr

(Encyclopedia) Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857–1937, American cartoonist and illustrator, b. Madison, Ohio. He began as a contributor to comic papers and was associated with Frank Leslie's publications…

Ken Kesey

writerBorn: 9/17/1935Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado counterculture hero who was inspired to write his first novel, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, while working as a night attendant in the…

2003 Grammy Awards

The 46th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2004.Record:“Clocks,” ColdplayAlbum:Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutkastSong:“Dance with My Father,”…

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William JaggardThomas JamesJeremiah Whipple JenksGeorg JensenNicolas Jenson William Stanley JevonsSteve JobsJohn of SpeyerEldridge Reeves JohnsonEmory Richard JohnsonHoward JohnsonTom Loftin…

Selected Mathematicians and Statisticians

René Descartes See also Notable Women Scientists People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Branches of Mathematics Development of Mathematics Factors and Fractions…

Michael Landon

(Eugene Maurice Orowitz)actor, producer-director, writerBorn: 10/31/1936Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York Talented actor who starred for 14 years in Bonanza (1959–73) then went on to act in and…

Peter Anthony DeFAZIO, Congress, OR (1947)

DeFAZIO, Peter Anthony, a Representative from Oregon; born in Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., May 27, 1947; B.A., Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1969; M.A., University of Oregon, Eugene, Oreg.,…