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Archie Carr

Biologist, conservationist, and “father of turtle research”Born: June 16, 1909Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama Considered the world's leading authority on sea turtles, Archie Carr was also well known…

Louis Crosby WYMAN, Congress, NH (1917-2002)

Senate Years of Service: 1974-1975Party: RepublicanWYMAN, Louis Crosby, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., March 16, 1917;…

Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2012

For the fifth year in a row, more vinyl albums were purchased than any previous year in the history of Nielsen SoundScan. In 2012, vinyl albums reached 4.6 million in sales, an increase…

Women's Pro Basketball

The Women Are Back In Town by John Gettings New England Blizzard forward Dale Hodges goes hard to the baseline past Philadelphia Rage forward Cass Bauer in the American Basketball League season…

2000 Olympics: Event Results - B

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Le Va, Barry Edward

(Encyclopedia) Le Va, Barry Edward, 1941-2021, American sculptor and performance artist, b. Long Beach, Ca., Otis Art Instit. (B.A., 1964; M.F.A.,…

McEwan, Ian

(Encyclopedia) McEwan, Ian (Ian Russell McEwan)McEwan, Ianməky&oomacr;ˈən [key], 1948–, English novelist, b. Aldershot, B.A. Univ. of Sussex, 1970, M.A. Univ. of East Anglia, 1971. His early…

Wilson, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert, 1941–, dramatist, director, and designer, b. Waco, Tex. He began his arts career as a painter. A leading figure in postmodern theater since 1963, when he arrived in New…