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Frank Conroy 2005 Deaths

Frank ConroyAge: 69 writer whose 1967 memoir Stop-Time about his troubled, lonely adolescence brought him celebrity and acclaim. He headed the prestigious Writers' Workshop at the University…

Robert Creeley 2005 Deaths

Robert CreeleyAge: 78 influential poet, essayist, short-story writer who was a leading member of the Black Mountain school of poetry. Known for his spare, compressed style, Creeley typically…

Steve Young Biography

Steve YoungBorn: Oct. 11, 1961Football QB All-America at BYU (1983); NFL Player of Year (1992) with SF 49ers; only QB to lead NFL in passer rating 4 straight years (1991-94); rating of 112.8…

Fed Cup

2001 Early RoundsRound-Robin Semifinals2001 FINAL Match Originally the Federation Cup and started in 1963 by the International Tennis Federation as the Davis Cup of women's tennis.2001 Grand…

Joanne Woodward

Joanne WoodwardactressBorn: 2/27/1930Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia Academy Award-winning actress whose films include The Three Faces of Eve (1957) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), which was…

Joanne Woodward Biography

Joanne WoodwardactressBorn: 2/27/1930Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia Academy Award-winning actress whose films include The Three Faces of Eve (1957) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), which was…

Brewer's: Little John

A big stalwart fellow, named John Little (or John Nailor), who encountered Robin Hood, and gave him a sound thrashing, after which he was rechristened, and Robin stood godfather. Little…

Edmund Germer

Edmund GermerBorn: 1901Birthplace: Berlin, Germany High-pressure mercury vapor lamp; fluorescent light—The incandescent lamp is rather inefficient, converting only about 6% of its energy…

Robert Gallo

Robert GalloBorn: 1937 HIV Isolation and Identification. Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier both discovered HIV, determining that the virus was the cause of AIDS, and making it more possible to…