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Bill France Sr.

Bill France Sr.Born: Sept. 26, 1909Stock car pioneer and promoter founded NASCAR in 1948; guided race circuit through formative years; built both Daytona (Fla.) Int'l Speedway and Talladega (…

Bille Burke Biography

Bille Burke(Mary William Ethelbert Appleton)actressBorn: 8/7/1885Birthplace: Washington, D.C. The daughter of a singing clown in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Burke began acting at a young age and…

Bill Murray Biography

Bill Murrayactor, screenwriter, comedianBorn: 9/21/1950Birthplace: Willmette, Illinois Like so many of his fellow Saturday Night Live (SNL) alumni, Bill Murray honed his improvisational…

Cody

(Encyclopedia) Cody Cody kōˈdē [key], city (2020 pop. 10,028), seat of Park co., NW Wyo., on the Shoshone…

Ryan Caufield: Year One

FoxFriday 8:00–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Sean Maher, Amanda Detmer, Roslyn Sanchez, Mary McDonnell, Michael Rispoli, James Roday, Chad Linberg, Michael Sullivan, Richard Portnow, and Clifton…

veto

(Encyclopedia) veto [Lat.,=I forbid], power of one functionary (e.g., the president) of a government, or of one member of a group or coalition, to block the operation of laws or agreements passed or…

Sadie Magee 1998 Deaths

Sadie MageeAge: 65 Jackson State University assistant athletic director and coordinator of women's sports; coached women's basketball for 14 seasons, beginning in 1975 and is the Tigers all-…

Earl (The Goat) Manigault 1998 Deaths

Earl (The Goat) ManigaultAge: 53 New York City playground legend who battled the likes of Lew Alcindor and Connie Hawkins in the 1960s; his heroin addiction cost him a professional…

Home Rule

(Encyclopedia) Home Rule, in Irish and English history, political slogan adopted by Irish nationalists in the 19th cent. to describe their objective of self-government for Ireland. Escalating…

indictment

(Encyclopedia) indictmentindictmentĭndītˈmənt [key], in criminal law, formal written accusation naming specific persons and crimes. Persons suspected of crime may be rendered liable to trial by…