(Encyclopedia) Key West, city (1990 pop. 24,832), seat of Monroe co., S Fla., on an island at the southwestern extremity of the Florida Keys; inc. 1828. About 150 mi (240 km) from Miami (but only 90…
U.S. News | World News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in business news for the month of July 2011. European Bankers Meet to Discuss Greek…
The Pulitzer Prizes represent the highest honor in American journalism and creative arts. On May 9th, 22 prize winners received their awards and prize money, and took their place in American history…
Jerzy GrotowskiAge: 65 innovative Polish director who had an important influence on the development of modern theater. Died: Pontedera, Italy, January 14, 1999.Ernest GrossG - LHowie Haak…
Ginetta SaganAge: 75 human-rights advocate who helped establish the American branch of Amnesty International in the 1960s. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work on…
Carol Botwinwriter, social critic A respected author and researcher, she wrote a number of books on the subject of sex and infidelity, including Sex and the Teenage Girl (1972), The Love…
Martin SchillingAge: 88 German-born physicist who, during World War II, helped develop the world's first ballistic missile, the V-2, a weapon feared by the Allies. He was resettled in the U.S…
Selman WaksmanBorn: 1888 Streptomycin. A pioneer in microbiology, Waksman specialized in the study of microbes in soil. His most important find, streptomycin, provided the first effective…
