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Clara Barton Biography
Clara BartonFounder of the American Red CrossBorn: 1821 Clara Barton taught school in her native Massachusetts before moving to Washington, DC, in 1854 to work as a clerk in th…John McCain, 1999 News
62, senator from Arizona, launched a campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Though he presented himself as an outsider, McCain has served 17 years in the Senate…Daniel Myrick, 1999 News
35, and Eduardo Sanchez, 30, filmmakers, directed and wrote the most profitable film of all time, The Blair Witch Project. The film cost $35,000 to make and has grossed more …Richie Phillips, 1999 News
58, lawyer and combative union leader, seriously misjudged Major League Baseball when he urged umpires in July to collectively resign unless the league agreed to sign a new c…David L. Smith, 1999 News
30, computer programmer, was arrested in April for launching Melissa, the computer virus that wreaked havoc with email systems nationwide in March. Smith was charged with int…Britney Spears, 1999 News
17, teen pop sensation, burst onto the music scene with the release of her vaguely promiscuous single, “. . . Baby One More Time.” Early in her career, Spears appeared on The …Jerry Springer, 1999 News
55, talk-show host, briefly toyed with running for a seat in the U.S. Senate. While Springer is best known for his raunchy talk show, he once had a career in politics, having…Ty Warner, 1999 News
59?, toy executive, shocked millions of children and parents when he announced on his Web site in August that he plans to retire all Beanie Babies on Dec. 31, 1999. No one wa…Dick Enroth Biography
Dick EnrothAge: 80 radio broadcaster of Minneapolis Lakers games and University of Minnesota basketball and football games in the 1940's and 50's. He died of cancer.Died: Wayza…William (Bill) Gardiner Biography
William (Bill) GardinerAge: 77 chief scout for the NBA's Washington Wizards since 1974 and former basketball coach at Loyola of New Orleans; won a championship ring with the Bu…Trending
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