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New School University

(Encyclopedia) New School University, in New York City; coeducational; chartered and opened 1919 as the New School for Social Research, a center for adult education, renamed 1997. Founded by Charles…

Kelly, Gene

(Encyclopedia) Kelly, Gene, 1912–96, American dancer, choreographer, movie actor, and director, b. Pittsburgh as Eugene Curran Kelly. Kelly started dancing on Broadway in 1938 and first gained fame…

Roach, Hal

(Encyclopedia) Roach, Hal (Harold Eugene Roach, Sr.), 1892–1992, American move producer and director, b. Elmira, N.Y. He entered (1912) the motion-picture industry as an extra, and by 1914 had…

Berger, Victor Louis

(Encyclopedia) Berger, Victor Louis, 1860–1929, American Socialist leader and congressman, b. Austria-Hungary. After studying at the universities of Budapest and Vienna, he emigrated (1878) to the…

The Watergate Affair

  Watergate       The Major Players Alexander Haig, Nixon's civilian chief of staff (1973—74)Charles Ruff, Watergate special prosecutorSpecial Prosecutor Archibald CoxSpecial…

Profiles of Middle Eastern Countries

Read about other countries involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict       Biographies Key Palestinian Figures Mahmoud Abbas Yasir Arafat Sala Fayyad Ismail Haniya…

Asian-American Athletes

Grace ParkBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…