(Encyclopedia) Becker, Gary Stanley, 1930–2014, American economist. A professor at the Univ. of Chicago from 1968, he was awarded the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for extending the…
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Gary Edmund, 1954–2012, American baseball player, b. Culver City, Calif. A superb catcher and clutch-hitting right-handed slugger, he played in the majors for 19 years. Drafted…
game inventorDied: March 4, 2008 (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) Best Known as: creator of Dungeons & Dragons Gary Gygax was a pioneer in creating fantasy games with…
Born: September 26, 1974American Swimmer Won the 50m free event in the 2004 Athens Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Hall won the 50m free and the 4x100m medley relay, earned silver in the…
(Encyclopedia) Adelson, Sheldon Gary, 1933-2021, American casino owner and political donor, b. Boston, MA. Adelson was born to poor, Jewish, Eastern European immigrants. After attending…
Senate Years of Service: 1975-1987Party: DemocratHART, Gary Warren, a Senator from Colorado; born in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kans., November 28, 1936; attended the public schools of Ottawa,…
FRANKS, Gary A., a Representative from Connecticut; born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., February 9, 1953; B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1975; member of the Waterbury County…
MILLER, Gary G., a Representative from California; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ark., October 16, 1948; attended California High School, Whitter, Calif.; attended Lowell High School, La…
ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 19, 1942; graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1960; B.A., Queens…
MYERS, Gary Arthur, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio, August 16, 1937; attended Evans City (Pa.) Elementary School, 1943-1951; graduated, Evans City…
