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Theodore Kaczynski, 1998 News

familiar to most as the Unabomber, was spared his life by means of a plea bargain and given four life sentences plus 30 years in prison. Kaczynski eluded the F.B.I. for 17 years, during…

Theodore Draper 2006 Deaths

Theodore DraperAge: 93 historian whose meticulous research covered a broad range of topics, including American Communism, the Cuban revolution, and Vietnam. He's best known for A Very Thin…

Theodore Levitt 2006 Deaths

Theodore LevittAge: 81 Harvard Business School professor and author who coined the term “globalization” in 1983. In a 1960 article for the Harvard Business Review, he argued that businesses…

Nicaea, empire of

(Encyclopedia) Nicaea, empire of, 1204–61. In 1204 the armies of the Fourth Crusade set up the Latin Empire of Constantinople, but the Crusaders' influence did not extend over the entire Byzantine…

Aubigné, Théodore Agrippa d'

(Encyclopedia) Aubigné, Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné, Théodore Agrippa d'tāōdôrˈ əgrĭpˈəˈ dōbĭnŏyāˈ [key], 1552–1630, French poet and Huguenot soldier. A devoted follower of Henry of Navarre (Henry IV…

John III, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea

(Encyclopedia) John III (John Ducas Vatatzes)John IIId&oobreve;ˈkəs vətătˈzēz [key], d. 1254, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1222–54), successor and son-in-law of Theodore I. He extended his…

Chassériau, Théodore

(Encyclopedia) Chassériau, ThéodoreChassériau, Théodoretāōdôrˈ shäsārēōˈ [key], 1819–56, French painter, b. Santo Domingo. He entered Ingres's studio at the age of 12; five years later he gained…

Roosevelt, river, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Roosevelt, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, NW Brazil. It was called the Rio da Dúvida [River of Doubt] until it was explored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1913. Renamed in his honor, it is…

Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

(Encyclopedia) Frothingham, Octavius BrooksFrothingham, Octavius Brooksfrŏᵺˈĭnghəm [key], 1822–95, American clergyman and writer, b. Boston. While a Unitarian minister in Salem (1847–55) he came…