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Emmett Till

The brutal 1955 murder of teenager Emmett Till helped ignite the civil rights movement in America in the 1950s. It's not clear exactly what Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy, said or did to…

Lil’ Kim

Name at birth: Kimberly Denise JonesOne of the few female stars in hardcore rap, Lil' Kim is known just as much for her tangles with the law, censors, and fashion police. Lil' Kim got her start with…

Tom DeLay, 2005 News

House majority leader, was indicted by a Texas grand jury in September. Missouri Representative Roy Blunt replaced him as House majority leader. The indictment accuses DeLay of conspiring…

Slam

Director:Marc LevinWriters:Marc Levin and Richard StrattonTrimark; 100; R minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Saul Williams, Sonja Sohn and Lawrence Wilson An inspiring film of hope set in a time and…

Edward Burns Biography

Edward Burns writer, director, actor, producerBorn: 1/29/1968Birthplace: Queens, New York His low-budget debut film, The Brothers McMullen (1995), about the lives and loves of three Irish-…

Manuel Noriega

General Manuel Noriega was the ruler of Panama from 1983 until 1989, when he was arrested by the United States on charges of drug trafficking. Noriega was convicted at a Miami trial in 1992 and…

Whitewater, in U.S. history

(Encyclopedia) Whitewater, popular name for a failed 1970s Arkansas real estate venture by the Whitewater Development Corp., in which Gov. (later President) Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Rodham…

James Mercer GARNETT, Congress, VA (1770-1843)

GARNETT James Mercer , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Mount Pleasant,'' near Loretto, Essex County, Va., June 8, 1770; studied under private teachers; engaged in planting; member of the…

William Jefferson Clinton

William Jefferson ClintonBorn: 8/19/1946Birthplace: Hope, Ark. William Jefferson Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III in Hope, Ark., on Aug. 19, 1946. He was named for his father,…