(Encyclopedia) Anderson, John Bayard, 1922–2017, U.S. politician, b. Rockford, Ill., grad. Univ. of Illinois (B.A. 1939, J.D. 1946), Harvard law school (LL.M. 1949). After serving in the army (1943–…
(Encyclopedia) bluestocking, derisive term originally applied to certain 18th-century women with pronounced literary interests. During the 1750s, Elizabeth Vesey held evening parties, at which the…
2002 Nobel Prize Winners Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States Peace: Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president and , were cited "for their work for a better…
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(Charlton Carter)actorBorn: 10/4/1924Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois Academy Award-winning screen actor known for his roles in epic films, including The Ten Commandments (1956), Ben-Hur (1959), and…
(Encyclopedia) Iran hostage crisis, in U.S. history, events following the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran by Iranian students on Nov. 4, 1979. The overthrow of Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi of…
Poetic License by Borgna Brunner Who Wants to Impersonate a Billionaire? Few figures in American life have generated as much wild speculation as the eccentric Howard…
(Encyclopedia) Torrijos Herrera, OmarTorrijos Herrera, Omarōmärˈ tōrēˈhōs ārāˈrä [key], 1929–81, military leader, dictator of Panama (1968–78). As a lieutenant colonel, he led, together with Col.…
(Encyclopedia) Gardner, Isabella Stewart, 1840–1924, American art collector, b. New York City. She lived in Boston following her marriage to the financier Jack Gardner. After the Civil War her home…
