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bobwhite

(Encyclopedia) bobwhite, common name for an American henlike bird of the family Phasianidae, which also includes the pheasant and the partridge. The eastern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) is…

Foucault, Michel

(Encyclopedia) Foucault, Michel, 1926–84, French philosopher and historian. He was professor at the Collège de France (1970–84). He is renowned for historical studies that reveal the sometimes…

Austin, Stephen Fuller

(Encyclopedia) Austin, Stephen Fuller, 1793–1836, American leader of colonization in Texas, known as the Father of Texas, b. Wythe co., Va.; son of Moses Austin. He grew up in Missouri, studied at…

Waters, Muddy

(Encyclopedia) Waters, Muddy, 1915–83, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. Rolling Fork, Miss., as McKinley Morganfield. As a teenager he began singing and playing traditional country…

Binnie Barnes 1998 Deaths

Binnie BarnesAge: 95 British-born character actress who starred opposite the likes of Edward Arnold, Wallace Beery, Gary Cooper, and Don Ameche.Died: July 29, 1998.Cliff BarkerA - FEmery…

Rev. Dr. Bob Jones Jr. Biography

Rev. Dr. Bob Jones Jr.Age: 86 chancellor and board chairman of Bob Jones University in South Carolina. Banned interracial dating and marriage. Died: Nov. 12, 1997.Carld Jonaissant1997…

Leonard Robert (Bob) Davids 2002 Deaths

Leonard Robert (Bob) DavidsAge: 75 founder of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) in 1971; served as special events coordinator for the Department of Energy from 1977-81. The…

CORKER, Robert (Bob), Congress, SC (1952)

Senate Years of Service: 2007- Party: Republican CORKER, Robert (Bob), a Senator from Tennessee; born in Orangeburg, S.C., August 24, 1952; attended the public schools in Chattanooga, Tenn.;…

Robert (Bob) CORKER, Congress, TN (1952)

Senate Years of Service: 2007-2019 Party: Republican CORKER Robert (Bob) , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Orangeburg, S.C., August 24, 1952; attended the public schools in Chattanooga, Tenn.;…