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Commune of Paris

(Encyclopedia) Commune of Paris, insurrectionary governments in Paris formed during (1792) the French Revolution and at the end (1871) of the Franco-Prussian War. In the French Revolution, the…

2002 Deaths: G - L

Uzi GalJohn W. GardnerEmily GenauerHelen GiulianiHarrison Smith GlancyHugh GlosterCliff GormanJohn GottiLois GouldStephen Jay GouldAlfredo GoyenecheAdolph GreenThomas GriffithSteve…

Cliff Barker 1998 Deaths

Cliff BarkerAge: 77 a member of Kentucky's "Fabulous Five" which went 36-3 and won the school's first NCAA men's basketball championship in 1948; later that summer Barker and his four…

Jack Parkinson Biography

Jack ParkinsonAge: 73 outstanding Kentucky basketball player who played under the legendary Adolph Rupp and earned All-American honors in 1946; left Kentucky for an 11–month stint in the…

James Bernard BOWLER, Congress, IL (1875-1957)

BOWLER James Bernard , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., February 5, 1875; attended the parochial and public schools; professional bicycle rider and racer; member of the…

Albert ESTOPINAL, Congress, LA (1845-1919)

ESTOPINAL Albert , a Representative from Louisiana; born in St. Bernard Parish, La., January 30, 1845; attended the public and private schools; left school in January 1862 to enlist in the…

1948 College Basketball Recap

Major Conference ChampionsNCAA & NIT Tournament TeamsNCAA Tournament (8 teams)NIT Tournament (8 teams)Player of the YearConsensus All-America Upset in the NIT final the year before, Kentucky went…

1966 College Basketball Recap

Final AP Top 10Second 10Major Conference ChampionsNCAA Tournament (22 teams)NIT Tournament (14 teams)Player of the YearCoach of the YearConsensus All-America UCLA lost the AAWU (now Pac-10) title to…

Some Milestones in U.S. Diplomatic History

Source: U.S. State Department Benjamin Franklin was the first U.S. diplomat. He was appointed in 1776 to help gain French support for American independence and later became minister to France (…

1995 National Board of Review Awards

The National Board of Review, which publishes Films in Review, includes teachers, actors, writers and movie-production workers.Best PictureSense and SensibilityBest ActorNicolas Cage,…