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Ariel Sharon, 2003 News
Israeli prime minister, halfheartedly began to take the first steps in implementing a U.S.-led peace initiative, called the road map, in May. Sharon outraged right-wing Israelis when he said…A. E. Housman: When I came last to Ludlow
When I came last to Ludlow Amidst the moonlight pale, Two friends kept step beside me, Two honest lads and hale.Now Dick lies long in the churchyard, And Ned lies long in jail, And I come…John Rigas, 2002 News
founder of Adelphia Communications Corp., was indicted in September on charges of bank, wire, and securities fraud. His sons, Timothy and Michael, and two other executives were also charged…Goh Chok Tong
Goh Chok Tong was prime minister of Singapore from 1990 until 2004. He was the country's second prime minister, following the man regarded as Singapore's founding father: Lee Kuan Yew, who served…John Coltrane
American jazz great John Coltrane emerged in the 1950s, playing tenor and soprano sax with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. He is considered one of the greatest American musicians of…Walt Whitman: The Wallabout Martyrs
The Wallabout MartyrsGreater than memory of Achilles or Ulysses, More, more by far to thee than tomb of Alexander, Those cart loads of old charnel ashes, scales and splints of mouldy bones,…Anthony J. Principi Biography
Anthony J. PrincipiGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Veterans' Affairs Born: 4/16/1944Birthplace: New York, N.Y. This is Principi's second time as head of Veterans' Affairs. He served as deputy…Howell Raines and Gerald Boyd, 2003 News
executive editor and managing editor, respectively, of the New York Times, resigned in June, five weeks after reporter Jayson Blair stepped down. Blair had admitted to fabricating dozens of…Dominique de Villepin, 2005 News
French public official, was named prime minister in May. He replaced Jean-Pierre Raffarin, who stepped down under pressure from President Jacques Chirac days after France rejected a…Don Herbert Biography
actorDied: June 12, 2007 (southern California) Best Known as: actor in "Mr. Wizard" television show Actor in "Mr. Wizard" from 1951-1964, who inspired and…Trending
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