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Zane, Ebenezer
(Encyclopedia) Zane, Ebenezer, 1747–1811, American pioneer and land speculator, b. near what is now Moorefield, W.Va. (then Virginia). With his brothers Silas and Jonathan, he went west in 1769 and…Corrigan, Mairead
(Encyclopedia) Corrigan, Mairead (Mairead Corrigan Maguire)Corrigan, Maireadmoiˈrə kôrˈĭgən [key], 1944–, Northern Irish peace activist, b. Belfast. Corrigan was a secretary and volunteer social…Betty Carter 1998 Deaths
Betty CarterAge: 69 Grammy-winning jazz singer who was labeled “the godmother of jazz.” She got her start singing with greats Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis; later recorded…Betty Currie, 1998 News
President Clinton's secretary of five years, was queried by Ken Starr's team on her involvement in covering up the affair between the President and Monica Lewinsky. Currie asked Vernon…Betty Comden 2006 Deaths
Betty ComdenAge: 89 lyricist, playwright, and actress who collaborated with Adolph Green for more than 60 years until his death in 2002. The duo wrote On the Town, Singin' in the Rain, and…Betty Friedan 2006 Deaths
Betty FriedanAge: 85 feminist icon and writer whose 1963 book, The Feminine Mystique, challenged postwar assumptions that women found fulfillment with domesticity. Indeed, she said women were…Mosley, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Mosley, Walter, 1952–, African-American author, b. Los Angeles. He was a computer programmer until his first novel, the best-selling mystery Devil in a Blue Dress (1990; film, 1995),…White
A colorful world is a world of meaning because people have always used color as symbols. Here are some of the ways fashion and color have connected. The Aztecs of Mexico taught the Spanish how to…Hampton, Lionel
(Encyclopedia) Hampton, Lionel, 1908?–2002, African-American vibraphonist and bandleader, b. Louisville, Ky. When his family moved to Chicago c.1916, the young Hampton began playing drums in a…Elizabeth (Betty) Robinson Schwartz Biography
Elizabeth (Betty) Robinson SchwartzAge: 87 became first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track when she won the 100-meter dash in a then-world-record 12.2 seconds; injuries she…Trending
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