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Blanche Kelso BRUCE, Congress, MS (1841-1898)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1881 Party: Republican BRUCE Blanche Kelso , a Senator from Mississippi; born in slavery near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., March 1, 1841; was tutored by his…

2007 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Mary Masterman, 17, Oklahoma City, for developing an accurate spectrograph that identifies the specific characteristics-or "…

Erwin Rommel

Name at birth: Erwin Johannes Eugen RommelField Marshall Erwin Rommel was one of the most celebrated Nazi commanders during World War II, a sly tactician whose exploits in North Africa earned him the…

Dave Brubeck

Name at birth: David Warren BrubeckDave Brubeck was a jazz pianist and composer who's 1959 record Time Out became the first million-selling jazz record in the United States. A year after the album's…

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Sid AbelGary AdamsNat AdderleyCarl Bert AlbertSteve AllenForrest (Forddy) AndersonHyginus AnugoJohn AspinallHafez al-AssadVera AtkinsJacqueline AuriolHenry (Bunny) AustinWayne BaileySirimavo…

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Spencer AbrahamDaniel Kahikina Akaka Archibald Alphonso AlexanderSamuel A. Alito, Jr. Paula Gunn AllenKing Abdullah AmanirenasStephen AmbroseMary AntinSusan B. Anthony Virginia ApgarJames…

2000 MacArthur Foundation Awards

The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.Susan Alcock, 39, associate professor of classical archaeology and…

2003 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Best Picture:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingBest Actor:Sean Penn, Mystic RiverBest Actress:Charlize Theron, MonsterBest Supporting Actor:Tim Robbins, Mystic RiverBest Supporting…