Kim Campbell - Kim Campbell The Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell Rank: 19th Term: June 25 - November 4, 1993 Predecessor: Brian Mulroney Successor: Jean Chrétien Date of Birth: March 10, 1947 Place of Birth: Port Alberni, British Columbia Profession: politician Political Party: Progressive Conservative Kim Campbell was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. She was born Avril Phaedra Douglas Campbell on March 10, 1947, but was not particularly fond of any of her given names, and consequently adopted the first name Kim in her teens. She was educated at the University of British Columbia (B.A., LL.B.) and obtained a doctorate at the London School of Economics. She entered politics with Vancouver School Board, and lectured in political science. Campbell was first elected.
Kim Stanley Robinson - Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is a writer initially identified as a leading member of the "humanist", or literary, camp of science fiction authors in the 1980s, but whose Mars trilogy is a solid example of hard science fiction. His fiction frequently delves into ecological and utopian themes with a political sophistication and point of view rarely seen elsewhere in the field. The utopian novels Robinson's utopias are strikingly different in that the society portrayed is dynamic and subject to flaws and outside pressures, rather than the static perfection displayed in more classic utopias, in which literary values take a back seat to the political argument. His utopian novels include the Three Californias trilogy, which consists of the post-disaster novel The.
Campbell award (best novel) - Campbell award (best novel) The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel has been awarded every year since 1973, except in 1994. Unlike other major science fiction awards, like the Hugo and the Nebula, recipients are selected by a panel. In 1976, the panel felt that no truly outstanding novels had been published the previous year, and so the award was given retrospectively to a novel published in 1970. In 1994, no award was given; this was due to a breakdown in the nomination process, not because no novel was judged worthy. The award ceremony has been held in a number of places over the years, but since 1979 has been held at the University of Kansas, where it has become the focus.
Jean Chrétien - Jean Chrétien Rank: 20th Term of Office: November 3, 1993 - December 12, 2003 Predecessor: Kim Campbell Successor: Paul Martin, Jr Date of Birth: January 11, 1934 Place of Birth: Shawinigan, Quebec Spouse: Aline Chainé Profession: lawyer, politician Political Party: Liberal Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Early Life 2 Prime Minister 3 Retirement 4 Legacy Early Life Born in Shawinigan, Quebec, Chrétien studied law at Laval University. When he was 12, he had a severe case of frostbite after walking to church for his sister's wedding in extremely cold weather. The frostbite damaged nerves, causing permanent paralysis in the left side of his face. This condition is known as Bell's palsy. Some have used the condition as an indication of his overall political persona, describing him as literally and figuratively "talking.
Jean Charest - as secretary of state in 1984. In 1991 he became Environment minister. He ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party after Mulroney's retirement but lost to Defence Minister Kim Campbell. After the 1993 election, in which all but two of the Conservative Party's candidates lost their seats, Charest was elected party leader. In the 1997 election the Conservative Party received 19% of the vote, but won only 20 seats out of 301. During the campaign, Bloc Quebecois candidate Suzanne Tremblay at a rally in the town of Iles-de-la-Madeleine said "We must try to remember who is the real Jean Charest. First of all, it's John Charest. It's true. His first name is John, it's on his baptismal certificate. It's not Jean, he became Jean for us. But it's not the.
June 25 - Ireland. 1945 - Seán T. O'Kelly is elected the second President of Ireland. 1950 - The beginning of the Korean War. 1959 - Eamon de Valera is elected the third President of Ireland. 1973 - Erskine Hamilton Childers is elected the fourth President of Ireland. 1991 - Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence from Yugoslavia 1993 - Kim Campbell is chosen as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and becomes the first female Prime Minister of Canada. 1996 - Khobar Towers bombing leaves 19 U.S. servicemen dead in Saudi Arabia 1998 - Microsoft Windows 98 is released. Births 1852 - Antoni Gaudi, architect (+ 1926) 1858 - Georges Courteline, dramatist (+ 1929) 1864 - Walther Nernst, physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics 1920 (+ 1941) 1884 -.
July 11 - the United States and Vietnam. 1995 - Bosnian Serbs capture the Muslim city of Srebrenica. Many inhabitants are murdered. 1995 - A Cubana de Aviacion Antonov AN-24 crashes into the Caribbean off southeast Cuba killing 44 Births 1274 - Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland (1306-1329) 1657 - King Frederick I of Prussia (1701-1713) 1754 - Thomas Bowdler, medical doctor and literary censor 1767 - John Quincy Adams, president of the United States (1825-1829) 1844 - King Peter of Serbia (+ 1921) 1857 - Alfred Binet, phsychologist (+ 1911) 1897 - Eugene Bull Connor), sheriff of Birmingham, Alabama, resisted civil rights (+ 1973) 1899 - E. B. White, writer (+ 1985) 1903 - O. E. Hasse, actor (+ 1978) 1906 - Herbert Wehner, politician (+ 1990) 1913 - Cordwainer Smith, writer.
July 2003 - troops. The dead included Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay. class="external">[1 [1] A severe storm strikes Memphis, Tennessee, leaving several dead and as many as 300,000 without power, including extremely severe damage to the power grid in some areas. [1] [1] Geographers announce that, with respect to its relative size, Kansas is flatter than a pancake. [1] July 21, 2003 npr.org's All Things Considered program aired a humorous article on the Wiki phenomenon, and on Wikipedia.org. Jong-Wook Lee becomes the new Director-General of the World Health Organization. SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit: SCO announces that it intends to sell binary-only licences to use the free Linux operating system which will remove the threat of litigation from licence-holders. Linux advocates react by stating that SCO has no basis for this action, and.
Grammy Awards of 2001 - (engineer), Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) & the Berliner Philharmonic for Mahler: Sym. No. 10 Best Classical Vocal Performance Christopher Raeburn (producer), Jonathan Stokes (engineer), Cecilia Bartoli & Il Giardino Armonico for The Vivaldi Album (Dell'aura al sussurrar; Alma oppressa, Etc.) Best Opera Recording Martin Sauer (producer), Jean Chatauret (engineer), Kent Nagano (conductor), Kim Begley, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich Henschel, Markus Hollop, Eva Jenis, Torsten Kerl & the Orchestre de l'Opera Nationale de Lyon for Busoni: Doktor Faust Best Choral Performance Karen Wilson (producer), Don Harder (engineer), Helmuth Rilling (conductor) & the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Chorus for Penderecki: Credo Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) Grace Row (producer), Charles Harbutt (engineer), Roger Norrington (conductor), Joshua Bell & the London Philharmonic for Maw: Violin Concerto Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) Tobias.
Grammy Awards of 1982 - recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1981. Record of the Year Val Garay (producer) & Kim Carnes for "Bette Davis Eyes" Album of the Year Jack Douglas (producer), John Lennon & Yoko Ono (producers and artists) for Double Fantasy Song of the Year Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) for "Bette Davis Eyes" performed by Kim Carnes Best New Artist Sheena Easton Children's Best Recording for Children Dennis Scott & Jim Henson (producers) for Sesame Country perfomed by The Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn & Tanya Tucker Classical Best Classical Orchestral Recording James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Richard Bonynge (conductor), Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland &.
Don Mazankowski - government. He played an especially important role as an advocate for the Canadian-American Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA. The Mulroney government became increasingly unpopular, however, but Mazankowski was less severely affected than others. In 1991 he became Fiance Minister replacing the extremely unpopular Michael Wilson. A position which he retained under Kim Campbell. Mazankowski retired from politics on June 7, 1993 not running in the 1993 election that saw his party reduced to two seats in the House of Commons. He left for the private sector, serving on corporate boards. He has still remained closely involved in politics. In 2002 he headed an investigation in Alberta's health care system. Recently he has played an important role in the merger between the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance party and is a.
Deaths in 2002 - diplomat and husband of the Dutch Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. 4 Alphonse Chapanis, a founder of ergonomics 3 Bruce Paltrow, television and film producer 2 Heinz von Foerster, physicist and philosopher, one of the founders of constructivism 1 Walter Annenberg, publisher and philanthropist September 2002 ?? Brian Williams, Basketball star in the NBA. Body not found yet, Tahiti police say it is possibly in the South Pacific. Already declared a murder investigation by the Police and the FBI. 22 Joseph Nathan Kane (aged 103), pre-eminent American historical author and factualist 22 Jan de Hartog, novelist and playwright 21 Angelo Buono, Jr, the "Hillside Strangler" 21 Robert L. Forward, physicist and science fiction author 19 Sergei Bodrov Jr, Russian movie star 18 Bob Hayes National Football League Dallas Cowboys star, and.
1947 - scheduled drama series on a network. September 30 - The opening game of the World Series is the first World Series game to be telecast. The 1947 World Series brought in an estimated 3.9 million people, becoming television's first mass audience. October 5 - The first presidential address is telecast from the White House. President Truman speaks about the world food crisis. November 6 - Meet the Press first appears as a local program in Washington. November 20 - Meet the Press first network telecast. December 27 - Puppet Television Theater (later called Howdy Doody), a children's television program, makes its debut (NBC). The first Hollywood film production for TV, The Public Prosecutor. There are 14,000 television sets in use in the United States. Births January 8 - David Bowie -.
1993 - chips (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS. March 27 - Jiang Zemin becomes President of the People's Republic of China. March 28 - Gaullists win legislativeelection in France 28 March - Balladur becomes prime minister of France March 29 - Catherine Callbeck becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, becoming the first female Premier in Canada. March 31 - A bug in a program written by Richard Depew sends an article to 200 newsgroups simultaneously. The term spam is coined by Joel Furr to describe the incident. April - The Kuwaiti government claims to uncover an Iraqi assassination plot against former US President George H. W. Bush shortly after his visit to Kuwait. Two Iraqi nationals, caught with smuggled hashish and alcohol inside Kuwait, confess to driving a car-bomb into Kuwait on behalf.
1976 - proposed Year in topic 1976 in film March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film. In one of the best business decisions in film history, Lucas cuts his directing fee by $500,000 to gain ownership of merchandising and sequel rights Rocky All the President's Men Taxi Driver 1976 in literature 1976 in music December 8 - The Eagles releases one of the biggest-selling albums of all time, Hotel California Björk's musical career begins The Clash form The Damned form Graffiti artist Lee Quinones begins painting large, intricate murals in New York City; along with Quinones, hip hop artists (rappers, DJs and breakdancers) begin to expand the boundaries of the art form 1976 in sports 1976 in television January 17 - The Blues Brothers make their debut.
1994 - bargain admitting to racketeering charges in exchange for testimony against Harding. February 3 - William J. Perry was sworn in as the 19th Secretary of Defense of United States February 5 - Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. February 9 - Peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina announced (so called Vance-Owen peace plan) February 22 - Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged with spying for the Soviet Union by the United States Department of Justice. Ames would later be convicted to life imprisonment and his wife would receive a 5-years in prison. March 4 - Four terrorists are convicted for their roles in the World Trade Center bombing which killed six and injured more than a thousand. March 7 -.
1988 - of an unspecified sin and will be will be temporarily leaving the pulpit. February 24 - The Supreme Court of the United States sides with Hustler magazine by overturning a lower court decision to award Jerry Falwell $200,000 for defamation. March 7- The SAS shoot dead three Irish Republican Army terrorists in Gibraltar. March 8 - Two United States Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky killing 17 servicemen. March 9 - Students at Gallaudet University go on strike for the selection of a Deaf university president. March 16 - Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. March 16 - California v. Greenwood: In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States rules that.
1976 in music - Taylor "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon "Fernando" - ABBA "Fool to Cry" - The Rolling Stones "Hasten Down The Wind" - Warren Zevon "Hot Stuff" - The Rolling Stones "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" - England Dan and John Ford Coley "It's Over" - Boz Scaggs "If You Leave Me Now" - Chicago "It Keeps You Running" - Carly Simon "Killing of Georgie, Pt. 1-2" - Rod Stewart "Landslide" - Fleetwood Mac "Let Your Love Flow" - Bellamy Brothers "Love Machine (Part 1)" - The Miracles "Low Rider" - War "Mohammed's Radio" - Warren Zevon "Money Money Money" - ABBA "More Than a Feeling" - Boston "My First Night Alone Without You" - Bonnie.
1960 in music - Neil Sedaka "Camelot" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "Cathy's Clown" w.m. Don Everly & Phil Everly "Chain Gang" w.m. Sam Cooke "Corinna, Corinna(1)" adapt with new w. Mitchell Parish " 'D' In Love" Tepper, Bennett "Dis-Donc, Dis-Donc" w. (Eng) Julian Moore, David Heneker & Monty Norman (Fr) Alexandre Breffort m. Marguerite Monnot "Do You Mind" w.m. Lionel Bart "Dolce Far Niente" w.m. Meredith Willson "Emotions" Kearney "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" w. Howard Greenfield m. Jack Keller "Exodus" w. Charles E. (Pat) Boone m. Ernest Gold "Faraway Boy" w.m. Frank Loesser "Fings Ain't Wot They Used To Be" w.m. Lionel Bart "Follow Me" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "Footsteps" w.m. Barry Mann & Hank Hunter "Give A Little Whistle" w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman "Good Timin' " w.m. Fred Tobias & Clint Ballard Jr "Goodness Gracious Me" D. Lee, H. Kretzmer "The Green Leaves Of Summer" w..
1951 in music - Dreamed" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers "I Love The Sunshine Of Your Smile" w. Jack Hoffman m. Jimmy MacDonald "I Still See Elisa" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "I Talk To The Trees" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "I Whistle A Happy Tune" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers "I Wish I Wuz" w.m. Sid Kuller & Lyn Murray "I Won't Cry Anymore" w. Fred Wise m. Al Frisch "I'm A Fool To Want You" w.m. Jack Wolf, Joel Herron & Frank Sinatra "I'm Late" w. Bob Hilliard m. Sammy Fain "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael "It's All In The Game" w. Carl Sigman m. Charles Gates Dawes Based on "Melody" by Dawes 1912. "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" w.m. Meredith Willson "Jezebel" w.m. Wayne.
