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Chet Atkins

musicianBorn: 6/20/1924Birthplace: nr. Luttrell, Tenn. virtuosic guitar player and record producer who helped to make Nashville the epicenter of country music in the 1950s. Known as the “Country…

George Kennedy

actorBorn: 2/18/1925Birthplace: New York City This character actor began his career on stage and radio as a child and became a familiar face to American audiences in television and film during the…

Lesley Stahl

TV news reporterBorn: 12/16/1941Birthplace: Swampscott, Mass. Stahl graduated from Wheaton College in 1963. She has been a reporter for CBS News since the early 1970s, serving as White House…

2000 Olympics: Sailing

OPEN Laser: 1. Ben Ainslie, GBR (42 pts); 2. Robert Scheidt, BRA (44); 3. Michael Blackburn, AUS (60). Tornado: 1. Hans Peter Steinacher & Roman Hagara, AUT (16 pts); 2. John Forbes &…

Peace Corps

(Encyclopedia) Peace Corps, agency of the U.S. government, whose purpose is to assist underdeveloped countries in meeting their needs for trained manpower. The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by…

Reese Witherspoon

(Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon)actressBorn: 3/22/1976Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee Witherspoon made critically acclaimed television and feature film debuts in 1991, with appearances in Wildflower…

Dave Matthews

musicianBorn: 1/9/1967Birthplace: South Africa Founder of the Dave Matthews Band, a jazz-influenced rock and roll group that grew from touring the United States in a station wagon and releasing a…

Ralph Nader - Biography

Ralph NaderConsumer advocate and presidential hopeful by Beth Rowen Nader is opposed to big insurance companies, "corporate welfare," and the "dangerous convergence of corporate and…