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Marley, Bob

(Encyclopedia) Marley, Bob (Robert Nesta Marley), 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and guitarist. As a member of the Wailers, a reggae band…

Bowie

(Encyclopedia) Bowie Bowie b&oomacr;ˈē [key], city (2020 pop. 58,329), Prince Georges co., W central Md.; inc…

Piltdown man

(Encyclopedia) Piltdown man, name given to human remains found during excavations (1908–15) at Piltdown, Sussex, England, by Charles Dawson. The find led to much speculation and argument. Since they…

Paul Newman Biography

Paul Newman actor, director Born: 1/26/1925 Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio Academy Award-winning actor and director known…

C. Vann Woodward, Biography

C. Vann Woodward,Comer Vann Woodwardhistorian Born: 11/13/1908Birthplace: Vanndale, Arkansas Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller and historian who chronicled the upheaval of the turbulent…

William WOODWARD, Congress, SC

WOODWARD William , a Representative from South Carolina; birth date unknown; member, State house of representatives, 1818-1823; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815…

Crosby, Bing

(Encyclopedia) Crosby, BingCrosby, Bingkrôzˈbē [key], 1903–77, American singer and film actor, b. Tacoma, Wash., as Harry Lillis Crosby. He sang with dance bands from 1925 to 1930 and in 1931 began…

Fosse, Bob

(Encyclopedia) Fosse, Bob (Robert Louis Fosse)Fosse, Bobfôˈsē, fŏsˈē [key], 1927–87, American choreographer and director, b. Chicago. Generally recognized as the most talented and influential…

W. Mark Felt, 2005 News

former No. 2 official at the FBI, in May revealed himself to be “Deep Throat,” the anonymous source who leaked information to Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward about…

Gibson, Bob

(Encyclopedia) Gibson, Bob (Pack Robert Gibson), 1935–2020, American baseball player, b. Omaha, Nebr. Gibson, a right-hander with a reputation for being both intense and intimidating, was one of…