director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 7/26/1928Birthplace: New York City Stanley Kubrick's list of film credits is long and prestigious, including Spartacus (1960), Dr. Strangelove, or How I…
actressBorn: 8/7/1975Birthplace: Benoni, South Africa Like several actresses currently gracing the silver screen, Theron got her start in modeling. The tall, stunning blond left South Africa at age…
(Encyclopedia) Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811–96, American novelist and humanitarian, b. Litchfield, Conn. With her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, she stirred the conscience of Americans concerning slavery…
Payne Stewart celebrates after sinking his 15-foot putt on the final hole to win the 1999 U.S. Open. The U.S. Open (held Thursday, June 15 through Sunday, June 18) turns 100…
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Senate Years of Service: 1987-2005Party: DemocratDASCHLE, Thomas Andrew, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Aberdeen, S. Dak. on December 9, 1947; attended private and…
(Encyclopedia) Muir, Edwin, 1887–1959, British author, b. Orkney Islands, Scotland. He moved with his family to Glasgow in 1901, where he remained for 18 years. In 1919 he went to London and joined…
(Encyclopedia) Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), first U.S. public railroad, chartered in 1827 by a group of Baltimore businessmen to regain trans-Allegheny traffic lost to the newly opened…
(Encyclopedia) Fast, Howard, 1914–2003, American author, b. New York City. A prolific writer, he is best known for historical novels that mainly concern rebellion against various forms of tyranny.…
