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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello See also Women Comediennes People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies Movie Awards Biographies by…

John Glenn

The Right StuffPioneer John Glenn Returns to Space by Michael Morrison Is there anything John Glenn can't do? College graduate, distinguished war hero, the first American to orbit the earth,…

Women in Sports: Tennis

Mary Ewing Outerbride is credited with introducing lawn tennis to the United States in 1874. The first American woman to win the women's singles title…

HIV/AIDS: Vaccination & Natural Resistance

Vaccination & Natural ResistanceHIV/AIDSIntroductionThe Birth of a DiseaseFrom Epidemic to PandemicWhere Did HIV Come From?Diagnosis & Anti-HIV TherapyVaccination & Natural…

Clement VI, pope

(Encyclopedia) Clement VI, 1291–1352, pope (1342–52), a Frenchman named Pierre Roger; successor of Benedict XII. His court was at Avignon. He had been archbishop of Sens, archbishop of Rouen, and…

Fisher, John

(Encyclopedia) Fisher, John (Saint John Fisher), c.1469–1535, English prelate, cardinal, bishop of Rochester (1504–34). Known for his scholarship at Cambridge, he was chosen confessor to Margaret…

Howard, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Howard, Michael, 1941–, British politician, leader of the Conservative party (2003–5), b. Llanelli, Wales, as Michael Hecht. The son of immigrants (his father changed the family name…