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Morse, Wayne Lyman

(Encyclopedia) Morse, Wayne Lyman, 1900–1974, U.S. Senator (1945–69), b. Madison, Wis. He was a professor of law and later dean at the Univ. of Oregon law school (1931–44) and gained a nationwide…

Gilman, Alfred Goodman

(Encyclopedia) Gilman, Alfred Goodman, 1941–2015, American biochemist, b. New Haven, Conn., M.D., Ph.D. Case Western Reserve Univ., 1969. He taught at the Univ. of Virginia (1971–1981) before…

Barry Morris GOLDWATER, Congress, AZ (1909-1998)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1965; 1969-1987 Party: Republican GOLDWATER Barry Morris , a Senator from Arizona; born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 1, 1909; attended the Phoenix…

1993 College Basketball Recap

Final AP Top 20Major Conference ChampionsNCAA Tournament (64 teams)NIT Tournament (32 teams)Players of the YearCoaches of the YearConsensus All-America The national championship was lost for…

The Other Wildcats

Arizona's Miles Simon savors the moment that his Wildcats defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 84-79 in overtime, to win the 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.Wide World Photos If…

Black Scientists & Inventors

Benjamin Banneker, Thomas Jennings, other exceptional scientists by Ann Marie Imbornoni Madame C.J. Walker Related Links Black History Month FeaturesAfrican American History…

Robert II, duke of Normandy

(Encyclopedia) Robert II (Robert Curthose), c.1054–1134, duke of Normandy (1087–1106); eldest son of King William I of England. Aided by King Philip I of France, he rebelled (1077) against his father…

Top 50 Greatest Screen Legends

The following list includes the top 50 greatest actors in the history of film, according to the American Film Institute. The American Film Institute defines an American screen legend as “an…

William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams was a local doctor in New Jersey throughout his life while also becoming a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Williams was considered a groundbreaker: he wrote poems about the…