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privateering

(Encyclopedia) privateering, former usage of war permitting privately owned and operated war vessels (privateers) under commission of a belligerent government to capture enemy shipping. Private…

Melquiades Rafael Martinez

George W. Bush's first secretary for Housing and Urban Development Born: 10/23/1946Birthplace: Sagua La Grande, Cuba Cuban-born Martinez came to the United States in 1962, as a participant in an…

Colm Meaney

actorBorn: 5/30/1953Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Television, stage, and film actor who began his career on British television after several years on the stage. He became a recurring character on…

When Music and Politics Collide

From Verdi to Pussy Riot, musicians use their lyrics and music as a vehicle to express their political views. by Jennie Wood Pussy Riot at Lobnoye Mesto on Red…

Chicago, Ill.

Mayor: Rahm Emanuel (to April 2019)2010 census population (rank): 2,695,598 (3); Male: 1,308,072 (48.5%); Female: 1,387,526 (51.5%); White: 1,212,835 (45.0%); Black: 887,608 (32.9%); American Indian…

2007 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards

  The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 10, 2007.Play: The Coast of Utopia Musical: Spring Awakening…

Cliff Robertson

(Clifford Parker Robertson III)actorBorn: 9/9/1925Birthplace: La Jolla, California A polished leading man, Robertson began his career in film and TV in the 1950s. It is said that he was chosen by…

Elliott Gould

(Elliott Goldstein)actorBorn: 8/29/1938Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A child model, Elliott Gould launched his performing career at Catskills resorts. He began his Broadway days at the age of…

Bill Murray

actor, screenwriter, comedianBorn: 9/21/1950Birthplace: Willmette, Illinois Like so many of his fellow Saturday Night Live (SNL) alumni, Bill Murray honed his improvisational comedic skills as part…

Laurence Fishburne

actor, writerBorn: 7/30/1961Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia Intense African-American actor whose work has ranged from Shakespeare's Othello (1995) to the urban mini-classic Boyz N The Hood (1991).…