Henry BrownAge: 93 chemist who discovered that sulfurous organic compounds served as brightening agents to help chrome retain its shininess.Died: Palo Alto, Calif., March 15, 2001 Caro…
Mordecai (Three-Finger) BrownBorn: Oct. 18, 1876Baseball nickname derived from injury in a childhood accident that left him with three digits on right hand; injury gave him a particularly…
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against segregation in schools
George C. E. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, James M. Nabrit (l-r) in front of the Supreme court, after winning…
(Encyclopedia) Blackwell, Antoinette Louisa (Brown), 1825–1921, American Unitarian minister, b. Henrietta, N.Y., grad. Oberlin College, 1847, and Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1850. One of the first…
director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), faced scathing criticism in September for his handling of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation that followed in New Orleans when…
Ike BrownAge: 59 Negro Leagues veteran and utilityman with the Detroit Tigers from 1969-74; batted .256 in 280 games with the Tigers and was 1-for-2 with 2 RBI in the 1972 A.L.C.S. The cause…
Claude BrownAge: 64 writer who vividly chronicled his experiences growing up poor in Harlem alongside drug dealers, murderers, and prostitutes in his 1965 bestseller Manchild in the Promised…
Ruth BrownAge: 78 R&B singer, actress, and activist for royalty reform. Her 1950s hits included “Teardrops from My Eyes,” “5-10-15 Hours,” and “(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean.”Died:…
James BrownAge: 73 legendary singer, songwriter, and dancer acclaimed as the “Godfather of Soul.” His musical career spanned more than 50 years, with his first hit single, “Please Please…
Three Englishmen who travel together Their adventures were published in Punch, and were the production of Richard Doyle. They typify the middle-class English abroad; and hold up to…
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