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Myron Virgil GEORGE, Congress, KS (1900-1972)

GEORGE, Myron Virgil, a Representative from Kansas; born in Erie, Neosho County, Kans., January 6, 1900; attended the grade schools and graduated from Labette County High School at Altamont,…

Albert ESTOPINAL, Congress, LA (1845-1919)

ESTOPINAL, Albert, a Representative from Louisiana; born in St. Bernard Parish, La., January 30, 1845; attended the public and private schools; left school in January 1862 to enlist in the…

Lawrence, D. H.

(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert Lawrence), 1885–1930, English author, one of the primary shapers of 20th-century fiction. Lawrence believed that industrialized Western culture was…

Lewis, Wyndham

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Wyndham (Percy Wyndham Lewis)Lewis, Wyndhamwĭnˈdəm [key], 1886–1957, English author and painter, born on a ship on the Bay of Fundy. With Ezra Pound, he was cofounder and editor…

The Academy Awards

The Oscars 2013 Find everything you need to know about the 85th Academy Awards. Read biographies of the nominees as well as past hosts of the show. Check out Oscar trivia, quizzes and…

2006 Olympics: Snowboarding, Men's

Halfpipe Score refers to the boarders' highest after the two runs.  Score1Shaun White, USA46.82Daniel Kass, USA44.03Markku Koski, FIN41.5Parallel Giant Slalom1Philipp Schoch, SUI2Simon Schoch,…

2000 Olympics: Diving

MEN 3m Springboard: 1. Xiong Ni, CHN (708.72 pts); 2. Fernando Platas, MEX (708.42); 3. Dmitri Sautin, RUS (703.20). 10m Platform: 1. Tian Liang, CHN (724.53 pts); 2. Hu Jia, CHN (713.55); 3.…

Chambers, Whittaker

(Encyclopedia) Chambers, Whittaker, 1901–61, U.S. journalist and spy, b. Philadelphia. He joined the U.S. Communist party in 1925 and wrote for its newspaper before engaging (1935–38) in espionage…