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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…

Poulenc, Francis

(Encyclopedia) Poulenc, FrancisPoulenc, FrancisfräNsēsˈ p&oomacr;lăNkˈ [key], 1899–1963, French composer and pianist. He was one of Les Six, a group of French composers who subscribed to the…

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…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1988

SeoulTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingSynchronized…

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…

Roy Jones Jr.

Born: Jan. 16, 1969Boxing robbed of gold medal at 1988 Olympics on a scoring error; still voted Outstanding Boxer of the Games; won IBF middleweight crown, beating Bernard Hopkins in 1993; moved up…

George Smathers Biography

senatorDied: January 20, 2007 () Best Known as: popular Democratic Senator from Florida Former Senator from Florida who served three terms in the U.S. Senate…