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The Supreme Court: Mandating Criminal Rights

Mandating Criminal RightsThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court The next major focus for the…

Roy Rogers

(Leonard Frank Sly)actor, singerBorn: 11/5/1911Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Actor and singer who starred in more than 80 Westerns, earning the moniker “King of the Cowboys.” He signed with Republic…

Leslie Caron

dancer, actressBorn: 7/1/1931Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France Caron had been dancing with the Ballet des Champs-Elysees since she was sixteen when she was cast opposite Gene Kelly in An…

Roger Ebert

film criticBorn: 6/18/1942Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois Best known as co-host with Gene Siskel of the popular television programs Siskel & Ebert (1986–1999) and At the Movies (PBS, 1982–86).…

Georgie Tapps

(Mortimer Ambrose Becker)tap dancerBorn: 11/6/1911Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A tap dancer and choreographer, Tapps performed in films of the 1930s and 1940s, including 52nd Street (1937) and…

Robert Culp Biography

actorBorn: 8/16/30Died: 3/24/2010 (Hollywood Hills, Calif.) Best Known as: actor who played Kelly Robinson in I Spy Veteran actor Robert Culp found fame in…

The Supreme Court: Starting the Abortion Debate

Starting the Abortion DebateThe Supreme CourtBurger CourtPolitical Firestorm That FizzledDethroning a PresidentStarting the Abortion DebateActivism Takes Over the Court Long before Roe v.…