journalist and authorBorn: April 10, 1934Birthplace: New York CityDied: April 23, 2007 (Menlo Park, Calif.) David Halberstam made his mark as a journalist during…
inventorBorn: 2 April 1914Best Known as: inventor of the Leukocyte Reduction Filter David Pall invented the Leukocyte Reduction Filter which makes blood transfusions…
Tiger Woods See also Tiger Woods Timeline People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Golf Summary Biographies by CategoryCotton, Henry, golfer Daly, John,…
(Encyclopedia) Eisenhower, Dwight DavidEisenhower, Dwight Davidīˈzənhouˌər [key], 1890–1969, American general and 34th President of the United States, b. Denison, Tex.; his nickname was “Ike.”…
(Encyclopedia) Dinkins, David Norman, 1927–2020, African-American political leader, b. Trenton, N.J. After graduating (1956) from Brooklyn Law School, he went into private law practice. Active in…
(Encyclopedia) Del Tredici, DavidDel Tredici, Daviddĕl trədēˈchē [key], 1937–, American composer, b. Cloverdale, Calif. Originally a pianist, he made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony at 16,…
(Encyclopedia) Dodge, David Low, 1774–1852, American merchant and pacifist, b. Brooklyn, Conn. In 1815 he founded the New York Peace Society, possibly the first such organization to be established.…
(Encyclopedia) Donald, David Herbert, 1920–2009, American historian, b. Goodman, Miss. After receiving his Ph.D. from the Univ. of Illinois in 1946, he taught at Columbia (1947–49; 1951–59), Smith (…
Duke, David Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Duke, David Ernest, 1950-, American far-right politician and Klan leader, b. Tulsa, Ok., Louisiana State Univ. (B.A., 1974). Duke’s…
