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McCormick, Robert Sanderson
(Encyclopedia) McCormick, Robert Sanderson, 1849–1919, American diplomat, b. Rockbridge co., Va.; nephew of Cyrus Hall McCormick. President McKinley appointed (1901) him minister to Austria-Hungary.…New Zealand literature
(Encyclopedia) New Zealand literature. In the 20th cent. New Zealand developed a vital literary tradition, though only a few of its authors are well-known outside its islands: Katherine Mansfield,…1966 National Book Awards
Arts and LettersParis Journal, 1944–65, Janet FlannerFictionThe Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter, Katherine Anne PorterHistory and BiographyA Thousand Days, Arthur M. Schlesinger,…Theodore Draper 2006 Deaths
Theodore DraperAge: 93 historian whose meticulous research covered a broad range of topics, including American Communism, the Cuban revolution, and Vietnam. He's best known for A Very Thin…Bulent Ecevit 2006 Deaths
Bulent EcevitAge: 81 Turkish politician who served four terms as prime minister. He was elected to the parliament in 1957, and held multiple positions over the following decades. A leftist…Illuminata
Director/Writer:John TurturroArtisian Entertainment; R; 111 minutesRelease:8/99Cast:Katherine Borowitz, John Turturro, Beverly D'Angelo, Christopher Walken, Susan Sarandon John Turturro…Don Porter Biography
Don PorteractorBorn: 9/24/1912Birthplace: Miami, Oklahoma Porter acted in a number of films in the 1940s, including Top Sergeant (1942) and Eagle Squadron (1942), but is perhaps best known…Sylvia Porter Biography
Sylvia Portercolumnist, authorBorn: 6/18/1913Birthplace: Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y. In 1931 Sylvia Field Feldman married a banker, Reed Porter. The following year she graduated from Hunter…Women in the U.S House of Representatives 1917-1929
Name Party-State Dates served Jeannette Rankin Rep.-Mont. 1917-1919; 1941-1943…The Wright Brothers Centennial
A Century of Flight The Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio Orville Wright, Major John F.…Trending
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