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Biographies: Notable Baseball Players

Notable Baseball Players Babe Ruth See also Cy Young Award Rookie of the Year National Baseball Hall of Fame People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related…

Father-Son and Father-Daughter Athletes

Athletes following in their fathers' footsteps When these former and current professional athletes go home to see dad this Father's Day—and start talking about sports—he'll know exactly what…

Biographies: Notable Explorers

Notable Explorers Christopher Columbus See also Columbus and Other Explorers Notable Women Adventurers People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Quiz: Explorers Quiz: Women…

Dennett, Tyler

(Encyclopedia) Dennett, TylerDennett, Tylerdĕnˈĭt [key], 1883–1949, American historian and educator, b. Spencer, Wis. Dennett was lecturer in American history at Johns Hopkins (1923–24) and at…

prejudice

(Encyclopedia) prejudice, unsubstantiated prejudgment of an individual or group, favorable or unfavorable in character, tending to action in a consonant direction. The hostility that prejudice can…

Alekhine, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Alekhine, AlexanderAlekhine, Alexanderəlyĕkhˈēn [key], 1892–1946, Russian-French chess player, b. Moscow. He became a naturalized French citizen after the Russian Revolution. At the…

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…

Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor

(Encyclopedia) Gaitskell, Hugh Todd NaylorGaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylorgātˈskəl [key], 1906–63, British statesman. Educated at Oxford, he taught economics at the Univ. of London. During World War II he…

André, John

(Encyclopedia) André, JohnAndré, Johnändrāˈ, ănˈdrē [key], 1751–80, British spy in the American Revolution. He was captured (1775) by Gen. Richard Montgomery in the Quebec campaign but was exchanged…

Carey, George Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Carey, George Leonard, 1935–, archbishop of Canterbury (1991–2002). From a working-class background, he graduated from the London School of Divinity in 1962 and was ordained the same…