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Connally, John Bowden, JR.

(Encyclopedia) Connally, John Bowden, Jr.Connally, John Bowden, Jr.kŏnˈəlē [key], 1917–93, U.S. public official, b. Floresville, Tex. A lawyer, he became associated with Lyndon B. Johnson, managed…

d'Amboise, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) d'Amboise, Jacques d'Amboise, Jacques zhäk dămbwäzˈ [key], 1934–2021, American dancer and choreographer…

Tyson, Cecily

(Encyclopedia) Tyson, Cecily, 1924-2021, American actress, b. East Harlem, N.Y. Of Caribbean heritage, Tyson began working as a model while studying…

Katzenbach, Nicholas deBelleville

(Encyclopedia) Katzenbach, Nicholas deBellevilleKatzenbach, Nicholas deBellevillekătˈsənbăk [key], 1922–2012, U.S. attorney general (1965–66), b. Philadelphia. He served (1950–56) as adviser in the…

Presidential Rankings

Presidential surveys on the web by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Five Best Presidents Abraham Lincoln Franklin Delano RooseveltGeorge WashingtonTheodore RooseveltHarry S. TrumanFive Worst Presidents…

2006 United States Medalists

Alpine SkiingMen's Combined—GOLD—Ted LigetyLadies' Giant Slalom—GOLD—Julia MancusoBobsleighWomen—SILVER—Shauna Rohbok, Valerie FlemingCurlingMen—BRONZE—Pete Fenson, Scott Baird, Shawn Rojeski, John…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1968

Mexico CityTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTeam SportsBoxingCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingGymnasticsModern…

LL Cool J

(Encyclopedia) LL Cool J , 1968- , African-American rapper and actor, b. Queens, N.Y., as James Todd Smith. Smith had a tragic upbringing, with his…

Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902–85, American public official and diplomat, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1937–44, 1947–53), b. Nahant, Mass.; grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge. He was a…

Saarinen, Eero

(Encyclopedia) Saarinen, EeroSaarinen, Eeroāˈrō säˈrĭnĕn [key], 1910–61, Finnish-American architect, grad. Yale (B.A., 1934), became an American citizen in 1940; son of Eliel Saarinen. Saarinen's…