Ethel Kennedy: Becoming a Kennedy: …and ultimately became roommates with Jean Kennedy, a younger sister of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. In 1945 Skakel, then 17 years old, met Robert Kennedy during a ski trip, but at the time he was seeing her elder sister Patricia Skakel. When that relationship ended, Ethel Skakel…

Jedediah Smith was a trader and explorer who was the first American to enter California from the east and return from it using an overland route. Smith probably made his first trip west while still in his teens. In 1822 he joined a fur-trading expedition to the Rocky Mountains and continued in the

Jedediah Smith was a trader and explorer who was the first American to enter California from the east and return from it using an overland route. Smith probably made his first trip west while still in his teens. In 1822 he joined a fur-trading expedition to the Rocky Mountains and continued in the

Bermuda: History of Bermuda: …1998 elections, and its leader, Jennifer Smith, became Bermuda’s first PLP premier; the party remained in power for the next 14 years. In the 2012 elections the One Bermuda Alliance (OBA)—formed the previous year through the merger of the UBP and another opposition party, the Bermuda Democratic Alliance—won a decisive…

Jessie Willcox Smith was an American artist best remembered for her illustrations, often featuring children, for numerous popular magazines, advertising campaigns, and children’s books. At age 16 Smith entered the School of Design for Women in Philadelphia, and from 1885 to 1888 she studied with

Jimmy Smith was an American musician who integrated the electric organ into jazz, thereby inventing the soul-jazz idiom, which became popular in the 1950s and ’60s. Smith grew up outside of Philadelphia. He learned to play piano from his parents and began performing with his father in a dance

John Smith is an American freestyle wrestler who won six consecutive world championships (1987–92) and won two Olympic gold medals in the featherweight class. Smith, whose three brothers were all accomplished wrestlers, competed at Oklahoma State University, winning the National Collegiate Athletic

John Smyth was an English religious libertarian and Nonconformist minister, called “the Se-baptist” (self-baptizer), who is generally considered the founder of the organized Baptists of England. He also influenced the Pilgrim Fathers who immigrated to North America in 1620. Most of Smyth’s early

John Smith was an English explorer and early leader of the Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Smith played an equally important role as a cartographer and a prolific writer who vividly depicted the natural abundance of the New World, whetting the colonizing

Jack Smith American career prosecutor who in November 2022 was appointed special counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in charge of two ongoing investigations into possible criminal activity by former U.S. president Donald Trump. One investigation was related to Trump’s retention and

The Star-Spangled Banner: Origin of the melody: Written by British composer John Stafford Smith—whose identity was discovered only in the 1970s by a librarian in the music division of the Library of Congress—the song was sung to signal a transition between the evening’s orchestral music concert and after-dinner participatory singing. Its original lyrics were written in…

Joseph Smith was an American prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Smith came from an unremarkable New England family. His grandfather, Asael Smith, lost most of his property in Topsfield, Massachusetts, during the economic downturn of the 1780s and eventually

Canaletto: …this point, an early acquaintance, Joseph Smith—publisher, merchant, and later British consul in Venice—stepped into the breach. As standardized views of Venice dropped from demand, Smith seems to have encouraged Canaletto to expand his range of subjects to include Roman monuments and the area of Padua and the Brenta River.…

Joseph F. Smith was an American religious leader, the sixth president (1901–18) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the main Mormon denomination). After his uncle Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, and his father, Hyrum Smith, were murdered in Carthage, Ill., in 1844, he and

Joseph F. Smith was an American religious leader, the sixth president (1901–18) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the main Mormon denomination). After his uncle Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, and his father, Hyrum Smith, were murdered in Carthage, Ill., in 1844, he and

geologic history of Earth: The pregeologic period: According to the English-born geologist Joseph V. Smith, a minimum of 500 to 1,000 impact basins were formed on Earth within a period of about 100 to 200 million years prior to 3.95 billion years ago. Moreover, plausible calculations suggest that this estimate represents merely the tail end of an…

Joseph Smith, III was an American religious leader, first president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was the son of Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism. Smith was a boy of 11 when his father was murdered by a mob, and he did not go to Utah with Brigham Young’s

Joseph Smith was an American prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Smith came from an unremarkable New England family. His grandfather, Asael Smith, lost most of his property in Topsfield, Massachusetts, during the economic downturn of the 1780s and eventually

Ina Donna Coolbrith was a popular American poet of moderate talent who nonetheless became a major figure in literary and cultural circles of 19th- and early 20th-century San Francisco. Coolbrith, a niece of Joseph Smith (the founder of Mormonism), was born in the first major Mormon settlement.

Abby Hadassah Smith and Julia Evelina Smith: By 1869 Abby and Julia were the only surviving members of the family. In that year, aroused by inequities in local tax rates, they attended a woman suffrage meeting in Hartford, and in 1873 Abby traveled to New York to attend the first meeting of the Association for the…

Julianne Moore is an American actress known for her exacting and sympathetic portrayals of women at odds with their surroundings, often in films that examined social issues. Moore received accolades for her performances in such movies as Boogie Nights (1997), The Hours (2002), and Still Alice

Kate Smith was an American singer on radio and television, long known as the “first lady of radio.” Smith started singing before audiences as a child, and by age 17 she had decided on a career in show business. She went to New York City in 1926 and landed a role in a Broadway musical, Honeymoon

Kate Douglas Wiggin was an American author who led the kindergarten education movement in the United States. Kate Douglas Smith attended a district school in Philadelphia and for short periods the Gorham Female Seminary in Maine, the Morison Academy in Maryland, and the Abbott Academy in

Kate Smith was an American singer on radio and television, long known as the “first lady of radio.” Smith started singing before audiences as a child, and by age 17 she had decided on a career in show business. She went to New York City in 1926 and landed a role in a Broadway musical, Honeymoon

Louis Prima: Partnership with Keely Smith: …1949 he had hired singer Keely Smith, who became his duet partner for the next decade. Smith’s poker-faced stage persona served as the perfect foil for Prima’s comical boisterousness. Prima and Smith wrote the song “Oh Babe!”, which became a hit in 1950. They married in 1953, which marked Prima’s…

Dawson’s Creek: …brother Jack McPhee (played by Kerr Smith), who initially wrestles with his sexuality before admitting that he is gay. In the season three finale, which aired on May 24, 2000, Smith was part of a watershed television moment, as his character shares a romantic kiss with his love interest, Ethan…

Ben Affleck: Early life and career: …Dazed and Confused (1993) and Kevin Smith’s Mallrats (1995). Smith was impressed by Affleck and cast him as the lead in his next film, Chasing Amy (1997).

Kiki Smith is a German-born American sculptor, installation artist, and printmaker whose intense and expressionistic work investigates the body and bodily processes. The daughter of the American actress and opera singer Jane Lawrence and the American architect and sculptor Tony Smith, she was born

Patrick Leahy: Lamar Smith, he cowrote the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (2011), which was called the most significant reform of U.S. patent law in the modern era; it established priority for inventions by filing date rather than by first demonstration. In addition, Leahy propounded legislation that protected…

Lee Smith is an American author of fiction about her native southeastern United States. Smith was educated at Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia (B.A., 1967), and the Sorbonne in Paris; she taught at the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. Her first novel, The Last Day

Carson McCullers was an American writer of novels and stories that depict the inner lives of lonely people. At age 17 Lula Carson Smith, whose father was a modestly successful jeweler in Columbus, Georgia, went to New York City to study at Columbia and New York universities, and in 1937 she married

Maggie Smith was an English stage and motion-picture actress noted for her poignancy and wit in comic roles. Smith studied acting at the Oxford Playhouse School and began appearing in revues in Oxford in 1952 and London in 1955. She first achieved recognition in the Broadway revue New Faces of 1956

blues: History and notable musicians: …by Black women, beginning with Mamie Smith. Her version of American composer and pianist Perry Bradford’s “Crazy Blues” in 1920 was so successful that the General Phonograph Company’s OKeh label launched a series called “Original Race Records.” It was advertised exclusively to African Americans in Black-owned newspapers. Other white-owned record…

slam poetry: Origins: …local poet and construction worker, Marc Kelly Smith, feeling that poetry readings and poetry in general had lost their true passion, had an idea to bring poetry back to the people.

slam poetry: Origins: …local poet and construction worker, Marc Kelly Smith, feeling that poetry readings and poetry in general had lost their true passion, had an idea to bring poetry back to the people.

Margaret Court is an Australian tennis player who dominated women’s competition in the 1960s. She won 66 Grand Slam championships, more than any other woman, and in 1970 became the second woman (after Maureen Connolly in 1953) to win the Grand Slam of tennis singles: Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the

Margaret Chase Smith was an American popular and influential public official who became the first woman to serve in both U.S. houses of Congress. Margaret Chase attended high school in her native Skowhegan, Maine, graduating in 1916. She then taught school briefly, held a series of other jobs, and

Margaret Taylor was an American first lady (1849–50) and the wife of Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States. Margaret Smith was the daughter of wealthy plantation owners Ann Mackall and Walter Smith. Although details of her childhood are hazy, it is known that she was educated at home.

Sir Matthew Smith was an English painter of colorful still lifes, flowers, portraits and nudes, and landscapes of Cornwall, England, and the south of France. He is known for his use of bold colors in his compositions, and for that he is typically associated with Fauvism. In his teens Smith was

ethics: Moral realism: …Problem (1994) and subsequent essays, Smith argued that, among the desires that would be retained under idealized conditions, those that deserve the label “moral” must express the values of equal concern and respect for others. Railton, in Facts, Values and Norms: Essays Toward a Morality of Consequence (2003), added that…

Michael Smith was a British-born Canadian biochemist who in the 1970s conceived and developed a method by which sequences of DNA can be edited by a technique known as site-directed mutagenesis. The approach was revolutionary because it enabled researchers to introduce specific mutations into genes

Challenger disaster: …commander Francis (Dick) Scobee, pilot Michael Smith, mission specialists Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, and Ronald McNair, and Hughes Aircraft engineer Gregory Jarvis.

sports: On-field violence: …of violence, sociologists such as Michael Smith have developed a sports-violence typology in which “brutal body contact” is seen as integral to some sports. This contact conforms to the rules of the sport and is completely legitimate even when the same sort of behaviour outside the sports context is defined…

Michelle Smith is an Irish swimmer and lawyer who won four medals at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games to become the most successful Olympian in Ireland and the country’s first woman to capture a gold medal. Smith began swimming competitively at age 13. Though she developed into one of Ireland’s

Olivia Manning was a British journalist and novelist, noted for her ambitious attempt to portray the panorama of modern history in a fictional framework. Manning, the daughter of a naval officer, produced her first novel, The Wind Changes, in 1937. Two years later she married Reginald Donald Smith,

Alice Cooper: …1946, Cottage Grove, Oregon), and Neal Smith (b. September 23, 1947, Akron).

idealism: Types of philosophical idealism: …of which the Kantian scholar Norman Kemp Smith’s Prolegomena to an Idealist Theory of Knowledge (1924) is an excellent example, covers all idealistic theories of epistemology, or knowledge.

Battle of the Chosin Reservoir: Crossing into North Korea: Oliver P. [“O.P.”] Smith), the 7th Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. David G. Barr), and the 3rd Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. Robert H. Soule). The corps also had control of the Capital and 3rd divisions of the South Korean I Corps, which was already crossing the…

Battle of the Chosin Reservoir: Crossing into North Korea: Oliver P. [“O.P.”] Smith), the 7th Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. David G. Barr), and the 3rd Infantry Division (Maj. Gen. Robert H. Soule). The corps also had control of the Capital and 3rd divisions of the South Korean I Corps, which was already crossing the…

baseball: Integration: Later Reggie Jackson, Ozzie Smith, and Barry Bonds were definitive players of their respective eras. In 1962 Robinson became the first Black player inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame. In the 1970s, membership in the Hall was opened to the bygone stars of the Negro leagues.

African American literature: Drama and poetry: …Young, Clint Smith, Ross Gay, Patricia Smith, and Hanif Abdurraqib were among those who produced stunning collections that explore universal themes such as grief, family, and love, along with searingly intimate meditations on topics including racial microaggressions, gender identity, and police violence.

Patti Smith is an American poet, rock songwriter, and singer. Growing up in New Jersey, Smith won an art scholarship to Glassboro State Teachers College. In 1967 she moved to New York City, where she became active in the downtown Manhattan arts scene, writing poetry and living with the photographer

Patti Smith is an American poet, rock songwriter, and singer. Growing up in New Jersey, Smith won an art scholarship to Glassboro State Teachers College. In 1967 she moved to New York City, where she became active in the downtown Manhattan arts scene, writing poetry and living with the photographer

South African literature: In English: …novel Turbott Wolfe (1925), and Pauline Smith, whose stories in The Little Karoo (1925) dealt sympathetically with rural Afrikaners. Laurens van der Post, in his novel In a Province (1934), dealt with the African-coming-to-town theme.

boogie-woogie: of boogie-woogie were Jimmy Yancey, Pinetop Smith, who is generally credited with inventing the term itself, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, and Meade “Lux” Lewis.

Preserved Smith was an American historian noted for his scholarly works on the Protestant Reformation. The son of a prominent Presbyterian clergyman, Smith earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University (1907). He was subsequently a fellow in history at Amherst College (Amherst, Mass.) until 1914. He

Los Angeles Clippers: …the standout play of guard-forward Randy Smith and future Hall of Fame center-forward Bob McAdoo. The Braves were part of an unusual franchise swap in 1978, when the owner of the Boston Celtics, Irv Levin, a Californian, wanted to move the Celtics to his home state but was prevented by…

Red Smith was an American sports columnist whose literary craftsmanship, humorous and iconoclastic approach, and deep knowledge of sports made him one of the United States’ most popular sportswriters. His columns were literate, and he shunned the jargon of the genre. His popularity persisted

Dick Smith is an Australian aviator, filmmaker, explorer, businessman, and publisher, renowned for his aviation exploits. Smith had limited formal education at public schools and a technical high school, but his inventiveness and curiosity soon turned him into one of the signal success and survival

the Cure: >Robert Smith (born April 21, 1959, Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Michael Dempsey (born November 29, 1958, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe]) Lol Tolhurst (born February 3, 1959, Horley,

Robert Smith was the U.S. secretary of state under President James Madison. Smith grew up in Baltimore. He graduated in 1781 from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), studied law, and became a prominent and prosperous Baltimore attorney. From 1793 to 1801 Smith was active in

acid rain: …in 1852 by Scottish chemist Robert Angus Smith during his investigation of rainwater chemistry near industrial cities in England and Scotland. The phenomenon became an important part of his book Air and Rain: The Beginnings of a Chemical Climatology (1872). It was not until the late 1960s and early 1970s,…

Alcoholics Anonymous: ” (Robert Holbrook Smith [1879–1950]). Drawing upon their own experiences, they set out to help fellow alcoholics and first recorded their program in Alcoholics Anonymous (1939; 3rd ed., 1976). By the early 21st century, Alcoholics Anonymous had some 2,000,000 members forming more than 110,000 groups in…

Joyce Carol Oates is an American novelist, short-story writer, and essayist noted for her vast literary output in a variety of styles and genres. Particularly effective are her depictions of violence and evil in modern society. Oates was born in New York state, the daughter of a tool-and-die

Rubye Robinson was an American civil rights activist whose short life proved to be a powerful influence on the Civil Rights Movement. Rubye Smith had little direct contact with whites while she was growing up. At age 13, however, she watched the television coverage of the boycott of the Montgomery,

Utah Hockey Club: …tech businessman and Utah resident Ryan Smith started making inquiries about bringing an expansion NHL team to the state in 2020. An opportunity to do so arose in 2023 when Alex Meruelo, the owner of the Arizona Coyotes, was unable to find a permanent home arena in the Phoenix area…

Zadie Smith is a British author known for her treatment of race, religion, and cultural identity and for her novels’ eccentric characters, savvy humor, and snappy dialogue. She became a sensation in the literary world with the publication of her first novel, White Teeth, in 2000. Smith, the

Sam Smith is a British soul singer with a mellifluous voice noted for lyrics that subvert the notions of romantic love that define popular soul music. Smith was raised in a rural village in Cambridgeshire, England, born to a father who was a truck driver and greengrocer and a mother who was a

Samantha Smith was an American peace activist and child actress, celebrated for giving children around the world a voice in the volatile Cold War during the 1980s. In December 1982, when she was 10 years old, Smith wrote a letter to the new leader of the Soviet Union, Yury Andropov. Having learned

Samantha Smith was an American peace activist and child actress, celebrated for giving children around the world a voice in the volatile Cold War during the 1980s. In December 1982, when she was 10 years old, Smith wrote a letter to the new leader of the Soviet Union, Yury Andropov. Having learned

Samuel Smith was a U.S. soldier and politician best known as the commander of land and sea forces that defended Baltimore from the British during the War of 1812. Smith grew up in Baltimore, to which his family had moved in 1760. The son of a wealthy merchant, he joined the family business after

Sam Smith is a British soul singer with a mellifluous voice noted for lyrics that subvert the notions of romantic love that define popular soul music. Smith was raised in a rural village in Cambridgeshire, England, born to a father who was a truck driver and greengrocer and a mother who was a

Tim McGraw is an American musician and actor whose melodic heartfelt songs and sandy Southern twang made him one of the most popular country music singers in the 1990s and early 21st century. Raised by a single mother, McGraw was 11 years old before he discovered that his father was famed

2012 Benghazi attacks: The attacks: Stevens, information technology specialist Sean Smith, and a security officer hid in a safe room. By the time rescuers arrived, Smith had died of asphyxiation, and Stevens could not be found in the heavy smoke before the rescue team was driven out. Stevens was later recovered by local Libyans…

Seba Smith was an American editor and humorist, creator of the fictional Major Jack Downing. A graduate of Bowdoin College, Smith founded (1829) the Portland Courier, in which the Major’s fictional letters first appeared in January 1830, continuing later in the National Intelligencer until July

Fox News Channel: …anchor of the news division, Shepard Smith, who had started with that division in 1996, found that his coverage of the White House was increasingly at odds with views expressed on the opinion shows. In 2019, after Carlson mocked him on-air and Trump made his displeasure with Smith’s newscasts known,…

Sir George Adam Smith was a Scottish preacher and Semitic scholar who helped to make generally acceptable the higher criticism of the Old Testament. Smith was returned to Scotland at the age of two and reared by two aunts. Educated in Edinburgh, with vacation study at Tübingen and Leipzig, he

Sir Harry Smith, Baronet was a British general, governor of Cape Colony, and high commissioner in South Africa from 1847 to 1852. Smith began his career in the army as an ensign in 1805 and served with distinction in South America (1807) and, during the Napoleonic Wars, in Spain (1808–14). In the

Sir Harry Smith, Baronet was a British general, governor of Cape Colony, and high commissioner in South Africa from 1847 to 1852. Smith began his career in the army as an ensign in 1805 and served with distinction in South America (1807) and, during the Napoleonic Wars, in Spain (1808–14). In the

Sir Keith Macpherson Smith and Sir Ross Macpherson Smith: During World War I, Keith Smith flew as a pilot in the Royal Air Force (1917–19), while Ross started with the Australian Light Horse in Gallipoli and Sinai until he learned to fly in Egypt in 1916. He spent the last two years of the war in the Australian…

Sir Keith Macpherson Smith and Sir Ross Macpherson Smith were brothers and Australian aviators who made the first flight from England to Australia. During World War I, Keith Smith flew as a pilot in the Royal Air Force (1917–19), while Ross started with the Australian Light Horse in Gallipoli and

Sir Matthew Smith was an English painter of colorful still lifes, flowers, portraits and nudes, and landscapes of Cornwall, England, and the south of France. He is known for his use of bold colors in his compositions, and for that he is typically associated with Fauvism. In his teens Smith was

Sir Keith Macpherson Smith and Sir Ross Macpherson Smith: …Royal Air Force (1917–19), while Ross started with the Australian Light Horse in Gallipoli and Sinai until he learned to fly in Egypt in 1916. He spent the last two years of the war in the Australian Flying Corps in Palestine. Ross made the first flight from Cairo to Calcutta,…

Sir Thomas Smythe was an English entrepreneur in the Virginia Company that founded the Virginia colony. He also financed numerous trade ventures and voyages of exploration during the early 17th century. A member of the London Haberdashers’ and Skinners’ companies from 1580, he accumulated a

Egypt: The French occupation and its consequences (1798–1805): Sir Sydney Smith, the British naval commander in the eastern Mediterranean, sponsored the convention, but in this he had exceeded his powers and was instructed by his superior officer, Admiral Lord Keith, to require the French to surrender as prisoners of war. Although the Ottoman…

Sophia Smith is an American professional football (soccer) player who is considered one of the top athletes in the sport. Smith plays in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) as a forward on the Portland Thorns Football Club (FC) in Oregon and is a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team

Sophia Smith was an American philanthropist whose inherited fortune allowed her to bequeath funds for the founding of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Smith was the daughter of a prosperous farmer. Although she enjoyed the rural social life of her native Hatfield, she did not marry. She

Carolina Panthers: The Panthers drafted wide receiver Steve Smith and defensive tackle Kris Jenkins in 2001, and in 2002 they chose defensive end Julius Peppers with the draft’s second overall selection. In addition, the Panthers signed quarterback Jake Delhomme before the 2003 season, and the team’s revamped core led Carolina to an…

Stevie Smith was a British poet who expressed an original and visionary personality in her work, combining a lively wit with penetrating honesty and an absence of sentiment. For most of her life Smith lived with an aunt in the same house in Palmers Green, a northern London suburb. After attending

Sydney Smith was one of the foremost English preachers of his day, and a champion of parliamentary reform. Through his writings, he perhaps did more than anyone else to change public opinion regarding Roman Catholic emancipation. Smith was also famous for his wit and charm. Smith’s father refused

Theobald Smith was an American microbiologist and pathologist who discovered the causes of several infectious and parasitic diseases. He is often considered the greatest American bacteriologist. After graduating from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. (M.D., 1883), Smith taught at Columbian

public health: National developments in the 18th and 19th centuries: British physician Thomas Southwood Smith founded the Health of Towns Association in 1839, and by 1848 he served as a member of the new government department, then called the General Board of Health. He published reports on quarantine, cholera, yellow fever, and the benefits of sanitary improvements.

Seabiscuit: Breeding and early years: With him was his trainer, Tom Smith, who had a penchant and skill for rejuvenating discarded horses. Both men were attracted to Seabiscuit, possibly by the tremendous strength he seemed to possess, and Smith urged his employer to buy the horse.

Tommie Smith is a former sprinter who made history at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, where he won the 200-meter dash in 19.83 seconds—the first time that the distance was run in less than 20 seconds. During the medal ceremony, Smith attracted international attention when he and teammate John

Tony Smith was an American architect, sculptor, and painter associated with Minimalism as well as Abstract Expressionism and known for his large geometric sculptures. As a child, Smith was quarantined with tuberculosis and did not emerge into public life until high school. While living behind his

Tracy K. Smith is an American poet and author whose writing often confronts formidable themes of loss and grief, nascent adulthood, and the roles of race and family through references to pop culture and precise descriptions of intimate moments. Smith, born the youngest of five children in

Vernon L. Smith is an American economist, corecipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2002 for his use of laboratory experiments in economic analysis, which laid the foundation for the field of experimental economics. He shared the award with Israeli-born psychologist Daniel Kahneman. Smith

W. Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist noted for his compelling photo-essays, which were characterized by a strong sense of empathy and social conscience. At age 14 Smith began to use photography to aid his aeronautical studies, and within a year he had become a photographer for two local

W. Wallace Smith was an American religious leader who was president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1958 to 1978. A grandson of Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, and a son of Joseph Smith, first president of the Reorganized Church, he graduated from the

Sugar Ray Robinson was an American professional boxer, considered by many authorities to have been the best fighter in history. He held six world championship titles: once as a welterweight (held from 1946 to 1951) and five times as a middleweight (from 1951 to 1960). In his 1969 autobiography,