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John Q.

Director:Nick CassavetesWriter:James KearnsNew Line Cinema; PG-13; 110 minutesRelease:2/02Cast:Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, James Woods America, the richest country in the history of…

Robert H. Rines

Robert H. RinesBorn: 1922Birthplace: Boston, Mass. High resolution-image-scanning radar and sonar—Rines' radar and sonar inventions have been used by the military in the Persian Gulf War. In…

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy was a candidate for U.S. president when he was assassinated in 1968. His death was doubly shocking because his older brother, President John F. Kennedy, had also been assassinated…

Robert S. McNamara

Robert Strange McNamara served as the United States Secretary of Defense under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson (1961-68), overseeing military strategies and policies during the Cold…

lyric

(Encyclopedia) lyric, in ancient Greece, a poem accompanied by a musical instrument, usually a lyre. Although the word is still often used to refer to the songlike quality in poetry, it is more…

John Robert MURDOCK, Congress, AZ (1885-1972)

MURDOCK John Robert , a Representative from Arizona; born in Homestead near Lewistown, Lewis County, Mo., April 20, 1885; attended the public schools; was graduated from State Teachers' College,…

John Robert FOLEY, Congress, MD (1917-2001)

FOLEY John Robert , a Representative from Maryland; born in Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minn., October 16, 1917; graduated from St. Felix High School, Wabasha, Minn., 1935; B.A., St. Thomas…

John Robert FRENCH, Congress, NC (1819-1890)

FRENCH John Robert , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Gilmanton, Belknap County, N.H., May 28, 1819; received an academic education in Gilmanton and Concord, N.H.; learned the printer…

Robert John McINTOSH, Congress, MI (1922-2008)

McINTOSH Robert John , a Representative from Michigan; born in Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Mich., September 16, 1922; graduated from Port Huron High School, Port Huron, Mich., 1940; attended…

John Robert HANSEN, Congress, IA (1901-1974)

HANSEN John Robert , a Representative from Iowa; born in Manning, Carroll County, Iowa, August 24, 1901; attended the Manning public schools; attended the State University of Iowa, 1919-1921;…