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Medicare

(Encyclopedia) Medicare, national health insurance program in the United States for persons aged 65 and over and the disabled. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security…

The Right Stuff

Pioneer John Glenn Returns to Space by Michael Morrison For more information on the space program, check out the following links: Apollo 11 MoonwalkNotable Staffed Space FlightsU.S. Staffed…

Adam Curry

Television audiences know big-haired "video jockey" (VJ) Adam Curry as the host of the 1980s' "Top 20 Countdown" on MTV, and early online users know him as one of the first celebrities to emerge on…

Most Viewed TV Programs of All Time in the US

The biggest broadcasts of all time There's a lot of TV, and the viewing public can have radically different taste and viewing habits. But, some broadcasts manage to occupy a massive share of the…

Virginia Graham 1998 Deaths

Virginia GrahamAge: 86 a pioneer of the television talk-show format, Graham hosted Girl Talk, among other programs, from the 1950s to the 1970s. Died: Dec. 14, 1998.Lew GradeG - LMaria Grandy…

2000 Inductees

Disney, Walt, 1901–1966, ART OF ANIMATION. Animation pioneer, invented the multiplane camera in 1937. This advanced camera created three-dimensional effects by giving the illusion of depth…

Barry S. Brook Biography

Barry S. Brookeducator, musicologist A pioneer in the field of musicology, Brook helped establish doctoral programs in music at the City University of New York, the Juilliard School and Paris…

Martha Rountree Biography

Martha RountreeAge: 87 pioneering journalist who co-created NBC's Meet the Press, TV's longest-running program. Before founding MTP (and becoming its first moderator), Rountree started radio'…