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Anne Lister

Anne Lister was a 19th century businesswoman and diarist whose openly lesbian lifestyle defied convention at a time when the love affairs between women were never discussed. Lister’s volumes of…

John White STEVENSON, Congress, KY (1812-1886)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877 Party: Democrat STEVENSON John White , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Richmond, Va., May 4, 1812; attended Hampden-Sidney Academy,…

HIV/AIDS: Lessons Learned

Lessons LearnedHIV/AIDSIntroductionThe Birth of a DiseaseFrom Epidemic to PandemicWhere Did HIV Come From?Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyVaccination & Natural ResistanceLessons Learned Perhaps…

The Claim

Director:Michael WinterbottomWriter:Frank Cottrell BoyceUnited Artists; R; 120 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Wes Bentley, Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich The Claim stakes out select territory in the…

Benjamin Watkins LEIGH, Congress, VA (1781-1849)

Senate Years of Service: 1834-1836 Party: Anti-Jacksonian; Whig LEIGH Benjamin Watkins , a Senator from Virginia; born in Chesterfield County, Va., on June 18, 1781; studied under private tutors…

2000 National Medal of Technology Recipients

Douglas C. Engelbart, Director, Bootstrap Institute, for developing the technology behind personal computing, including continuous, real-time interaction based on cathode-ray tube displays…

Antitrust

Director:Peter HowittWriter:Howard FranklinMGM; PG-13; 120 minutesRelease:1/01Cast:Tim Robbins, Ryan Phillipe, Yee Jee Tso Microsoft's paranoid critics may enjoy Antitrust, for the film takes…

Ellsworth Brewer BUCK, Congress, NY (1892-1970)

BUCK Ellsworth Brewer , a Representative from New York; born in Chicago, Ill., July 3, 1892; attended the public schools in Chicago and Morgan Park (Ill.) Academy; was graduated from Dartmouth…

Charles Rollin BUCKALEW, Congress, PA (1821-1899)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1869 Party: Democrat BUCKALEW Charles Rollin , a Senator and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County, Pa., December 28,…

Lindsay Carter WARREN, Congress, NC (1889-1976)

WARREN Lindsay Carter , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., December 16, 1889; pursued preparatory studies at Bingham School, Asheville, N.C., 1903-…