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Colin Powell, 2003 News
U.S. secretary of state, was one of the only doves and committed multilateralists among top Bush officials during the pre-war period. However, in January 2003, he joined the hawkish faction…Sadaharu Oh
Sadaharu Oh hit 868 home runs during his baseball career in the Japanese major leagues. Famed for his flamingo-like batting stance, with his right leg tucked high in the air before the pitch,…José María Aznar, 2003 News
prime minister of Spain, stood firm as an important ally to the United States in its march toward a war in Iraq. Spanish public opinion was overwhelmingly against its conservative prime…Pervez Musharraf, 2002 News
president of Pakistan, proved to be an invaluable ally of the United States in its war on terrorism. But he faced bitter criticism at home, where a percentage of the population considers his…Franklin Graham
Name at birth: William Franklin Graham IIIAfter youthful years of carousing, school expulsions and rebellion in the shadow of his famous father, Franklin Graham repented in his 20's and became a…Robert Casey 2000 Deaths
Robert CaseyAge: 68 two-term Democratic governor of Pa. whose pro-life stance made him the scourge of the party and prevented him from speaking at two national conventions. Died: Scranton,…Harry Blackmun Biography
Harry BlackmunAge: 90 retired Supreme Court justice whose conservative stance shifted to the left during his 24-year tenure. Appointed to the post in 1970 by Richard Nixon, he later became…William Lloyd Garrison
Publisher of the newspaper The Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison was a famously fierce opponent of slavery in the two decades preceding the American Civil War. From poor beginnings in Massachusetts,…Star-Mangled Banner
A look at some controversial, and botched, renditions of the American national anthem "Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's early night . . ." Related Links American Music Timeline…Henry A. Wallace
Name at birth: Henry Agard WallaceHenry A. Wallace of Iowa was the vice president of the United States under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, from 1941 until 1945. Wallace was Roosevelt's second…Trending
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