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Larry Hoover

Larry Hoover is the founder and longtime leader of the Gangster Disciples, a street gang out of northern Illinois and Indiana. Hoover was born in Mississippi but grew up in Chicago, where he became…

Stanley Tookie Williams

Stanley Tookie Williams, who helped to found the notorious Crips street gang, was executed by the state of California in 2005. His plea for clemency made him a national celebrity and turned his case…

Brewer's: Gangway

(g hard). Below the gangway. In the House of Commons there is a sort of bar extending across the House, which separates the Ministry and the Opposition from the rest of the members. To sit…

2002 Academy Awards

The 2002 Academy Awards were presented March 23, 2003 at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture Chicago, Martin Richards, producer Gangs of New York, Alberto Grimaldi and Harvey Weinstein,…

El Salvador

(Encyclopedia) CE5 El Salvador El Salvador ĕl sälväᵺōrˈ [key], officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2021…

Jesse James

Jesse James was one of the most famous outlaws of the American West. Young Jesse learned a lot about guerrilla activities during the U.S. Civil War, fighting and sabotaging the Union army in the…

Lee, Spike

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Spike (Shelton Jackson Lee), 1957–, African-American filmmaker, b. Atlanta, Ga. As a student at New York Univ., he won recognition…

James “Whitey” Bulger

Name at birth: James Joseph Bulger, Jr.Murderous mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was one of the most notorious American criminals of the 20th and then 21st century. He was on the F.B.I.'s 10 Most…