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Notable Philanthropists Andrew Carnegie See also Activists and Reformers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Charitable Contributions by Type of…U.S. Symphony Orchestras and Their Music Directors
Akron Symphony Orchestra: Ya-Hui WangAlabama Symphony Orchestra: Christopher Confessore1American Composers Orchestra: Steven SloaneAmerican Symphony Orchestra: Leon BotsteinArkansas Symphony…Recent History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Next Facts & Figures Key Palestinian Figures Mahmoud Abbas Yasir Arafat Sala Fayyad Ismail Haniya Sheik Ahmed Yassin Key Israeli Figures Ehud Barak…Rulers of Russia Since 1533
The Tsars and Emperors of All the Russias (and their successors) The oldest known royalty in Russia were the Rurik dynasty who ruled the Kievan Rus, a kingdom of Norse and Russian people centered on…Biographies: Newspaper, Magazine, and Television Journalists
Newspaper, Magazine, and Television Journalists Gloria Steinem See also Notable Asian-American Poets and Writers Notable Hispanic-American Figures Notable African-American Literary…Mark Hopkins Biography
Mark Hopkinsmerchant, railroad developerBorn: 9/3/1814Birthplace: Richmond County, Va. An astute businessman, Hopkins looked upon the California Gold Rush in 1849 originally for its mining…Thomson Joseph SKINNER, Congress, MA (1752-1809)
SKINNER Thomson Joseph , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Colchester, Conn., May 24, 1752; completed preparatory studies; moved to Massachusetts; member of the Massachusetts house of…Spiro Agnew
As Richard Nixon's vice president, Spiro Theodore Agnew served from 20 January 1969 until 10 October 1973, when he resigned over matters unrelated to the Watergate scandal. Agnew, the son of Greek…Ric Ocasek
Name at birth: Richard Theodore OcasekRic Ocasek's pop tunes helped to make The Cars a quick success in 1978 with their eponymous debut album. The band went on to sell millions of albums over the…Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was known as "the Great Dissenter" for his principled stands during three decades on the U.S. Supreme Court. The son of Boston physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes,…Trending
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