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Layne Staley 2002 Deaths

Layne StaleyAge: 34 lead singer of the grunge band Alice in Chains. The group was one of the first grunge bands to emerge from Seattle and has inspired scores of copycat bands. Died: Seattle…

Rod Steiger 2002 Deaths

Rod SteigerAge: 77 versatile, compelling character actor who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a Southern sheriff in 1968's In the Heat of the Night. An actor who totally immersed…

Mickey Spillane 2006 Deaths

Mickey SpillaneAge: 88 mystery writer whose violent, hardboiled Mike Hammer detective novels sold more than 100 million copies, despite generally harsh reviews. The series, which included the…

Maureen Stapleton 2006 Deaths

Maureen StapletonAge: 80 actress whose powerful, intelligent performances earned her an Oscar, two Tonys, and an Emmy Award. She won the Academy Award for her portrayal of anarchist Emma…

A Bug's Life

Directors:John Lasseter and Andrew StantonWriters: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe RanftBuena Vista; G; 96 minutesRelease:11/98Voices of: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus,…

Women's Suffrage: The Averted Triumph

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler How the Woman Suffrage Movement BeganThat Adjective Male 1866 The Averted Triumph 1848-1860It was not until 1848 that the compact, made…

Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx, New York Although the distinguished women who are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery didn't make their mark there while living, visiting this 400-acre cemetery can be a…

Lewis Heisler BALL, Congress, DE (1861-1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1905; 1919-1925 Party: Republican; Republican BALL Lewis Heisler , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born near Stanton, New Castle County, Del., September…

Johnson, Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Andrew, 1808–75, 17th President of the United States (1865–69), b. Raleigh, N.C. On Apr. 15, 1865, following Lincoln's assassination, Johnson took the oath of office as…

feminism

(Encyclopedia) feminism, movement for the political, social, and educational equality of women with men; the movement has occurred mainly in Europe and the United States. It has its roots in the…