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Ford, William Clay, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Ford, William Clay, Jr.: see Bill Ford under Ford, Henry.Hickok, Wild Bill
(Encyclopedia) Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837–76, American frontier marshal, b. Troy Grove, near Ottawa, Ill., as James Butler Hickok. He took part in the Kansas struggle preceding the Civil War, was a…Tilden, William Tatem, 2d
(Encyclopedia) Tilden, William Tatem, 2d (Bill Tilden), 1893–1953, American tennis player, b. Philadelphia. He developed into a brilliant, versatile tennis player, and from 1913 he won several…ivory-billed woodpecker
(Encyclopedia) ivory-billed woodpecker, common name for the largest of the North American woodpeckers, Campephilus principalis. Once plentiful in Southern hardwood forests, it was believed to be…Kansas-Nebraska Act
(Encyclopedia) Kansas-Nebraska Act, bill that became law on May 30, 1854, by which the U.S. Congress established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. By 1854 the organization of the vast Platte…Russell, John Russell, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia) Russell, John Russell, 1st Earl, 1792–1878, British statesman; younger son of the 6th duke of Bedford, known most of his life as Lord John Russell. He became a Whig member of…William (Bill) Gardiner Biography
William (Bill) GardinerAge: 77 chief scout for the NBA's Washington Wizards since 1974 and former basketball coach at Loyola of New Orleans; won a championship ring with the Bullets in 1978;…Bill Gates, 1999 News
44, Microsoft chairman, in September pledged $1 billion to send about 1,000 minorities to college. The scholarships will be distributed over the next 20 years to black, Hispanic, Native…Bill Bradley, 2000 News
former U.S. senator, bowed out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in March after losing all of Super Tuesday's 16 primaries to Vice President Al Gore. Bradley's popular…Bill Meek 1998 Deaths
Bill MeekAge: 76 former SMU football coach who guided the Don Meredith-led Mustangs to the 1958 Cotton Bowl; coached SMU from 1957-61 after stints in Houston and Kansas State; finished his…Trending
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