(Encyclopedia) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Linda Brown was denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka because she was…
George E. Brown Jr.Age: 79 oldest member of the House of Representatives. The senior Democrat on the House Science Committee, Rep. Brown had a fascination with science and space exploration.…
J. Carter BrownAge: 67 director of Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art who helped to transform the museum into a venue for blockbuster exhibits, such as King Tut and Andrew Wyeth's “…
Caro Crawford BrownAge: 93 reporter who won a 1955 Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of Texas's Parr political dynasty for the Alice Daily Echo.Died: Boerne, Texas, Aug. 5, 2001Foster Brooks A…
Norman O. BrownAge: 89 philosopher and critic who analyzed history, drawing on theories by such disparate figures as Freud and Marx, to produce scholarly and often mystical works that…
former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), found a bit of vindication in February, when he testified before a Senate committee that he had informed the White House…
author of The Da Vinci Code, which has sold more than 40 million copies, making it one of the best-selling novels of all time, was accused of stealing the theme of his book from an earlier…
Oscar BrownAge: 78 singer, songwriter, and playwright whose often political work celebrated African American culture and denounced racism. He appeared in the television series Brewster Place…
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