(Encyclopedia) Petty, Richard, 1937–, American auto racing driver, b. Level Cross, N.C. The son of Lee Petty, a champion stock car race driver, he won a record 200 National Association for Stock Car…
Ossie DavisAge: 87 actor, playwright, director, and civil rights leader who appeared in several Spike Lee films, including Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever. He wrote the Broadway play…
Jimmy Carter (January 25, 1979) Tonight I want to examine in a broad sense the state of our American Union—how we are building a new foundation for a peaceful and a prosperous world. Our children…
Jimmy Carter (January 21, 1980) This last few months has not been an easy time for any of us. As we meet tonight, it has never been more clear that the state of our Union depends on the state of the…
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Sweden captured its second straight Davis Cup title with a 4-1 decision over Italy in the 1998 Davis Cup Final. It was the Swedes'…
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Australia's Mark Philippoussis led his team to a 3-2 victory over France in the 1999 Davis Cup Final. It was the first title since…
Benjamin Davis, Jr.Age: 89 the first black U.S. Air Force general, who, during World War II, led the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering group of all-black fighter pilots. The success of the…
Raymond Davis, Jr.Age: 91 chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 for the detection of cosmic neutrinos—tiny particles that are created by nuclear reactions on the Sun. Died:…
Lawrence (Crash) DavisAge: 82 minor league infielder made famous by the 1988 film "Bull Durham"; Carolina League veteran, who played for Raleigh and Reidsville in addition to the Durham…
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