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Bill White

Bill WhiteBorn: Jan. 28, 1934Baseball former NL president and highest ranking Black executive in sports from 1989-94; as 1st baseman, won 7 Gold Gloves and hit .286 with 202 HRs in 13 seasons.…

Reggie White

Reggie WhiteBorn: Dec. 19, 1961Football DE consensus All-America in 1983 at Tennessee; 7-time All-NFL (1986-92) with Philadelphia; signed as free agent with Green Bay in 1993 for $17 million…

Shaun White

Name at birth: Shaun Roger WhiteShaun White is a snowboarding and skateboarding champion and the winner of two Olympic gold medals in the men's snowboarding half-pipe competition. He grew up in…

Betty White

Betty White was a steady TV presence from the early 1950s almost until her death in 2021. She's best remembered for two popular roles: as Sue Ann Nivens in the 1970s hit The Mary Tyler Moore Show,…

The White Stripes

The White Stripes were a blues-rock duo from Detroit, Michigan, made up of Jack White (guitar and vocals) and Meg White (drums). Stylish and savvy, they began playing together in 1997 and at first…

Barry White

Name at birth: Barry Eugene CarterBarry White was known as "the Walrus of Love," a nickname that encompassed his size, his deep voice and his reputation as one of R&B's most romantic singers.…

White Teeth

Author:Zadie Smith Twenty-something Smith may be 2000's biggest literary sensation. Her epic tale covers 25 years in the lives of Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal, a pair of friends and World War…

Vanna White

Name at birth: Vanna Marie RosichVanna White and Pat Sajak are the long-running hosts of the TV game show Wheel of Fortune. A former model, Vanna White joined the show in 1982, turning letters on the…

Americanization

(Encyclopedia) Americanization, term used to describe the movement during the first quarter of the 20th cent. whereby the immigrant in the United States was induced to assimilate American speech,…

Louis V. Ledoux: The Only Way

The Only WayLouis V. LedouxIMemphis and Karnak, Luxor, Thebes, the Nile: Of these your letters told; and I who read Saw loom on dim horizons Egypt's dead In march across the desert, mile on…