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Hans J. Müller-Eberhard 1998 Deaths

Hans J. Müller-EberhardAge: 70 immunologist who made influential discoveries about the working of the body's immune system. Died: March 3, 1998.Wright MorrisM - QFrancis (Franny) Murray…

Early Wynn

Early WynnBorn: Jan. 6, 1920Baseball RHP won 20 games 5 times; Cy Young winner in 1959; 300-244 record in 23 years.Died: Mar. 4, 1999Mickey WrightU - ZKristi Yamaguchi

America's Most Endangered Places 2014

Shockoe Bottom, Virginia is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2013 America's Most Endangered Places 2012 America's…

U.S. Landmarks Timeline

Find out when some of the most historical sites in the U.S. became national landmarks. by Jennie Wood The U.S. began the National Historic Landmark Program to recognize and preserve the…

Hilda Morley 1998 Deaths

Hilda Morley Hilda Auerbach)Age: 81 noted American poet whose emotive free verse incorporated a measured style. Morley published five books of poetry and was inspired by modernist painters…

Yao Wenyuan 2005 Deaths

Yao WenyuanAge: 74 radical Maoist who was the last surviving member of the Gang of Four, the group authorized by the Chinese Communist government to institute and uphold extreme measures of…

Alberto Santos-Dumont

For his pioneering work in manned flight Alberto Santos-Dumont is officially called the "Father of Aviation" in his native country of Brazil. Santos-Dumont left Brazil when he was eighteen and moved…

1978 National Book Awards

Biography and AutobiographySamuel Johnson, W. Jackson BateChildren's LiteratureThe View From the Oak, Judith Kohl and Herbert KohlContemporary ThoughtWinners and Losers, Gloria…

1996 Women's Olympic Cycling Medalists

Mountain Bike Cross Country (32 km): 1. Paola Pezzo, ITA (1:50:51); 2. Alison Sydor, CAN (1:51:58); 3. Susan Demattei, USA (1:52:36). Road Individual Road Race (106 km): 1. Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli…

Solomon Robert Guggenheim Biography

Solomon Robert Guggenheimbusiness executive, art collectorBorn: 1861Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. After studying in Zurich, he became a partner in the Swiss needlework importing business…