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Bushnell, Horace

(Encyclopedia) Bushnell, HoraceBushnell, Horaceb&oobreve;shˈnəl [key], 1802–76, American Congregational minister, b. Bantam, Conn. Bushnell became (1833) pastor of the North Church, Hartford,…

Sverdrup, Harald Ulrik

(Encyclopedia) Sverdrup, Harald UlrikSverdrup, Harald Ulrikhäˈräl &oomacr;lˈrĭk svĕrˈdr&oobreve;p [key], 1888–1957, Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist. He was in charge of the…

Vance, Cyrus Roberts

(Encyclopedia) Vance, Cyrus Roberts, 1917–2002, U.S. secretary of state (1977–80), b. Clarksburg, W.Va., grad. Yale (B.A., 1939, LL.B., 1942). After seeing action in the Navy during World War II,…

Schofield, John McAllister

(Encyclopedia) Schofield, John McAllisterSchofield, John McAllisterskōˈfēld [key], 1831–1906, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Gerry, N.Y. He taught at West Point (1855–60) and on the…

Schulz, Charles M.

(Encyclopedia) Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe Schulz), 1922–2000, American cartoonist, b. Minneapolis, Minn. Creator of the syndicated comic strip Peanuts (1950–2000), one of the world's most…

Smith, Bessie

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Bessie, 1894–1937, American singer, b. Chattanooga, Tenn. About 1910 Smith became the protégée of Gertrude (Ma) Rainey, one of…

Stern, David Joel

(Encyclopedia) Stern, David Joel, 1942–2020, American basketball executive, b. New York City. A lawyer, he worked (1966–78) as outside counsel to the National Basketball Association (NBA) before he…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1988

SeoulTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingSynchronized…

Life After the Presidency

Life After the Presidency by Holly Hartman Clinton was only 54 when he left office on Jan. 20, 2001. Like Lyndon Johnson, he has been developing his presidential library and…

Lindbergh Kidnapping

The crime that shocked the nation by David Johnson Related Links AviationSpirit of St. LouisFlightIncarceration/Capital PunishmentNew Jersey Called "the biggest story since the…