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McBay, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) McBay, Shirley , 1935-2021, American mathematician and educator, b. Bainbridge, Ga.,as Shirley Ann Mathis, Paine College (B.S., 1954),…

Mathews, Shailer

(Encyclopedia) Mathews, Shailer, 1863–1941, American theologian, educator, and author, b. Portland, Maine, studied at Colby College, at Newton Theological Institution, and at the Univ. of Berlin.…

Scripps, Edward Wyllis

(Encyclopedia) Scripps, Edward Wyllis, 1854–1926, American newspaper publisher, b. Rushville, Ill. He began (1873) his career on the staff of the Detroit Evening News, a paper founded and edited by…

Ed Sullivan

television personalityBorn: 9/28/1901Birthplace: New York City Television personality known for his monotone voice, wooden mannerisms, and ability to recognize America's tastes and fads. He hosted…

Dennis Moeller

Born: 1950Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Microcomputer with bus control means for peripheral devices—The work of these IBM scientists is what allows IBM and IBM-compatible computer components to…

1931–1940

1931—St. Louis N.L. 4 (Gabby Street); Philadelphia A.L. 3 (Connie Mack). WP—St. Louis: Hallahan (2, 5), Grimes (3, 7); Phila.: Grove (1, 6), Earnshaw (4). LP—St. Louis: Derringer (1, 6), Johnson (4…

Eisenberg, Carola

(Encyclopedia) Eisenberg, Carola, 1917-2021, American physician and human and women’s rights advocate; b. Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Caroline…

Kathy Bates

actressBorn: 6/28/1948Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee Academy Award-winning film, stage and television character actress whose films include Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (…

Jerry Lewis

(Joseph Levitch)comedian, actor, writer, directorBorn: 3/16/1926Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Comedian, actor, writer and director whose rubber-faced, often juvenile, characters earned him a…

Campaign 2000 | Third Party Candidates

Third Party CandidatesNader, Buchanan, and some candidates you may not have heard about by David Johnson This article was posted on October 16, 2000.According to the Federal Election…