(Encyclopedia) Mar, John Erskine, 2d (or 7th) earl of, 1558–1634, Scottish nobleman; son of the 1st (or 6th) earl. In 1578 he was persuaded by James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton, to assert his claims…
Irve Lewis "Scooter" Libby was the chief of staff and national security advisor to U.S. vice president Dick Cheney (2001-05) who was convicted in 2007 on five felony counts. Known in the media as "…
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(Encyclopedia) Stavisky AffairStavisky Affairstävēskēˈ [key], financial and political scandal that shook France in 1934. Serge Alexandre Stavisky, a swindler associated with the municipal pawnshop of…
(Encyclopedia) Mitchel, John, 1815–75, Irish revolutionist and journalist. A practicing lawyer, Mitchel contributed articles to the Nation (Dublin) and the United Irishman, which he founded in 1848,…
Name at birth: Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.T.I. is the stage name of Atlanta, Georgia rapper Clifford Harris, whose fourth album, King, was the best-selling rap release of 2006. Harris, whose…
Name at birth: James Richard PerryRick Perry has been the governor of Texas since 2000. Richard Perry graduated from Texas A&M University in 1972 with a degree in animal science. He was a cargo…
Mike Tyson is one of the most successful and notorious boxers in prizefighting history, thanks to his actions inside and outside the ring. His speed, power and fierce aggression earned him the World…
Name at birth: Marion Hugh Knight, Jr.Marion "Suge" Knight co-founded Death Row Records, one of the most successful record labels of the 1990s and the company that launched the careers of such hip-…
Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by officers of the Louisville (Kentucky) Metropolitan Police Department on March 13, 2020, after they burst into her apartment to execute a search warrant around 1 a.m…
