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Jacobites

(Encyclopedia) JacobitesJacobitesjăkˈəbītsˌ [key], adherents of the exiled branch of the house of Stuart who sought to restore James II and his descendants to the English and Scottish thrones after…

Pro Rodeo

All-Around Champion Cowboy Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas, successfully defended his unofficial title of world’s best cowboy and roped in his second straight All-Around Champion Cowboy belt…

Larry MacPhail

Larry MacPhailBorn: Feb. 3, 1890Baseball executive and innovator introduced major leagues to night games at Cincinnati (May 24, 1935); won pennant in Brooklyn (1941) and World Series with NY…

Glenna Collett Vare

Glenna Collett VareBorn: June 20, 1903Golfer won record 6 U.S. Women's Amateur titles from 1922-35; “the female Bobby Jones.”Died: Feb. 10, 1989Harold S. VanderbiltU - ZAndy Varipapa

Mo Vaughn

Mo VaughnBorn: Dec. 15, 1967Baseball 1B 1995 AL MVP with Boston; 3-time All-Star; signed a 6-year, $80 million deal with Anaheim in 1999; went to Mets in 2002; knee injury in 2003 led to his…

Caroline Knapp 2002 Deaths

Caroline KnappAge: 42 writer and columnist whose candid best-selling memoir Drinking: A Love Story recounted her 20-year battle with alcoholism. She died of lung cancer. Died: Cambridge, Mass…

Ward Kimball 2002 Deaths

Ward KimballAge: 88 animator who was one of Walt Disney's “nine old men,” a group of elite artists. He created Jiminy Cricket and was animation director on Fantasia, Dumbo, and Cinderella.…

Connie Mack

Connie MackBorn: Dec. 22, 1862Baseball owner managed Philadelphia A's until he was 87 (1901-50); all-time major league wins leader with 3,755, including World Series; won 9 AL pennants and 5…

1966–1967 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Dramatic SeriesMission: Impossible (CBS)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic SeriesBill Cosby, I SpyOutstanding Continued Performance By…

Other ATP Tournaments, 2004

TournamentSingles championExxon Mobil Open, Doha, QatarNicolas EscudeKroger St. Jude, Memphis, Tenn.Joachim JohanssonABN AMRO World Tennis, Rotterdam, NetherlandsLleyton HewittOpen 13,…