Masaji KiyokawaAge: 86 Olympic swimmer from Japan who won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke at the 1932 games in Los Angeles; served as vice president of the International Olympic Committee…
Ann Landers(Esther “Eppie” Lederer)Age: 83 syndicated columnist whose witty and frank advice reached about 90 million readers, the most in the world. Landers, who dispensed advice on such…
by Aesop The Farmer and the ViperThe Cobbler Turned DoctorThe Two Frogs Two Frogs were neighbours. One lived in a marsh, where there was plenty of water, which frogs love: the other in a…
(Encyclopedia) Roanoke Island, 12 mi (19 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, NE N.C., off the Atlantic coast between Croatan (W) and Roanoke (E) sounds in the Outer Banks. Manteo is the chief town, and…
Charles KuraltAge: 62 broadcast journalist The wistful reporter explored back roads and small towns, chronicling the lives of ordinary Americans for his CBS News segment “On the Road.” Kuralt…
k.d. lang(Kathryn Dawn Lang)country-rock singer, songwriterBorn: 11/2/1961Birthplace: Consort, Alberta, Canada Grammy Award-winning country-rock singer and songwriter known for her velvety,…
HENDERSON James Henry Dickey , a Representative from Oregon; born near Salem, Ky., July 23, 1810; moved to
Missouri Territory in 1817; attended the public schools; learned the art of printing…
