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Ben Johnson
Ben JohnsonBorn: Dec. 30, 1961Canadian sprinter set 100m world record (9.83) at 1987 World Championships; won 100m at 1988 Olympics, but flunked drug test and forfeited gold medal; 1987 world…Ben Crenshaw
Ben CrenshawBorn: Jan. 11, 1952Golfer co-NCAA champion with Tom Kite in 1972; battled Graves' disease in mid-1980s; 19 career Tour victories; won Masters for second time in 1995 and dedicated…Anan ben David
(Encyclopedia) Anan ben DavidAnan ben Davidänänˈ [key], fl. 8th cent., Babylonian Jewish theologian, founder of the Ananites from whom the Karaites claim spiritual descent. He is said to have been a…Ben Yehudah, Eliezer
(Encyclopedia) Ben Yehudah, EliezerBen Yehudah, Eliezerĕlĭĕˈzər bĕn yĕh&oomacr;ˈdă [key], 1858–1922, Jewish scholar and leader, b. Lithuania. He settled in Palestine as early as 1881, where he…Ben-Zvi, Yizhak
(Encyclopedia) Ben-Zvi, YizhakBen-Zvi, Yizhakyĭtshˈhäk bĕn-tsvē [key], 1884–1963, president of Israel (1952–63), b. Russia, originally named Issac Shimshelevitz. A Zionist, he fled Russia in 1905…Barnes, William
(Encyclopedia) Barnes, William, 1801–86, English poet and philologist. After a career as a schoolmaster, he took holy orders in 1847. He is best known for his poems in Dorset dialect, which began to…Day, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Day, Benjamin, 1838–1916, American printer; son of Benjamin Henry Day. While working in New York City, Day invented a process, utilizing celluloid sheets, for shading plates in the…Dunash ben Labrat
(Encyclopedia) Dunash ben LabratDunash ben Labratd&oomacr;ˈnäsh bĕn läˈbrät [key], 920–90, Hebrew grammarian and poet, b. Fès. He was also called Rabbi Adonim Halevy (ha-Levi). He wrote an…Bedaresi, Yedayah ben Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Bedaresi or Bedersi, Yedayah ben AbrahamBedaresi or Bedersi, Yedayah ben Abrahamyĕdīäˈ, bādärāˈsē, bādĕrˈ– [key], 1270–1340, Jewish poet and philosopher, b. Béziers, France. His most…Chauncey Judd: Gunn's Barn
The Robbery Longmeadow Brook Gunn's Barn It was full sunrise the next morning, before the robbers, in Mr. Gunn's barn, awoke. The severe toil of the preceding night, coupled with the…Trending
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