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Maxwell, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Maxwell, Robert (Ian Robert Maxwell), 1923–91, British business executive, b. Czechoslovakia as Jan Ludwik Hoch. He grew up in a tight-knit Jewish community. After fleeing the Nazis in…

Norway Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Date of Information: 10/10/2022[source] King Harald V Prime Min. Jonas Gahr Støre Min. of Finance…

Presidents' Day

JFK (1991) Director: Oliver Stone. Cast: Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman  Election Facts How a President is Nominated Electoral College Presidential…

Wes Studi

actorBorn: 12/17/1947Birthplace: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma Wes Studi is a full-blooded Cherokee who spoke only Cherokee until he went to school. After serving in Vietnam, he returned to Oklahoma…

NBA Draft 1998

NBA Draft Preview by Kevin Foley The word of the day in Vancouver on Wednesday will be trades. The combination of a threatened lockout on July 1st and the lack of high-profile prospects have…

Backstreet Boys

rock group Close friends and family make for close harmonies in this a cappella group named for an Orlando, Florida fleamarket. Their album, Backstreet Boys (1996) made a splash overseas a full two…

Merton, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Merton, Thomas, 1915–68, American religious writer and poet, b. France. He grew up in France, England, and the United States and studied at Cambridge and at Columbia (B.A., 1938; M.A…

Austria: Rulers

EmperorsFranz I, last Holy Roman Emperor, first Emperor of Austria (1804–1835)Ferdinand I (1835–1848)Franz Joseph I (1848–1916)Karl I, last emperor of Austria (1916–1918)PresidentsFranz Dinghofer,…

Barenaked Ladies

Canadian folk-rock group Steven Page and Ed Robertson established the band in 1998. They claim the band's name is meant to suggest youthful naivete and is not at all sexist. Tyler Steward and Jim…