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Todd Duncan 1998 Deaths
Todd DuncanAge: 95 baritone who was the first black singer to join the New York City Opera. He created the role of Porgy in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Died: Feb. 28, 1998.Kenny DuckettA -…Summit, Pat
(Encyclopedia) Summit, Pat (Patricia Sue Summit), 1952–2016, American basketball player and coach, b. Clarksville, Tenn., as Patricia Sue Head. She played basketball at the Univ. of Tennessee at…Aguiyi-Ironsi, Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe
(Encyclopedia) Aguiyi-Ironsi, Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe, 1924–1966, Nigerian military officer and political leader. An Igbo from Umuahia, he joined the Nigerian army in 1942 and received military…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Love For Love
by Robert Burns Bessy And Her Spinnin' WheelSaw Ye Bonie LesleyLove For Love Ithers seek they ken na what, Features, carriage, and a' that; Gie me love in her I court…lettuce
(Encyclopedia) lettuce, annual garden plant (Lactuca sativa and varieties) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), probably native to the East Indies or Asia Minor, possibly as a derivative of the…prime minister
(Encyclopedia) prime minister or premier, chief member of the cabinet in a parliamentary system of government. The prime minister is head of the government, in contrast with the head of state, who…Robert McFerrin Sr. 2006 Deaths
Robert McFerrin Sr.Age: 85 baritone who was the first black man to sing with the New York Metropolitan Opera, and who dubbed Sidney Poitier's singing voice in Porgy and Bess. He was the…Sarah Delany Biography
Sarah Delany(Sadie)Age: 109 co-author of the bestselling memoir Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, which she wrote with sister Bessie (who died at age 106 in 1995) to…Biographies: Selected Astronauts and Aviators
Selected Astronauts and Aviators Amelia Earhardt See also Amelia Earhart's Legacy Remembered Notable Women Adventurers Profiles of the Columbia Astronauts People in…Shelepin, Aleksandr
(Encyclopedia) Shelepin, AleksandrShelepin, Aleksandrəlyĭksänˈdər shĕlĕˈpĭn [key], 1918–94, political leader in the Soviet Union. Active in the Young Communist League from the early 1940s, he later…