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John Keats: To G. A. W.

by JohnKeatsTo a Friend who sent me some RosesO Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,To G. A. W. Nymph of the downward smile, and sidelong glance, In what diviner moments of the day Art…

Lewis W. Hays 1998 Deaths

Lewis W. HaysAge: 83 founder of Pony League baseball for 13 and 14-year-olds in 1951 and its president from 1965-80; former chairman of USA Baseball; of a heart attackDied: May 2, 1998Peter…

W. D. Edmonds 1998 Deaths

W. D. Edmondsauthor historical novelist who won the Newbery Medal for The Matchlock Gun and the National Book Award for Bert Breen's Barn. His most famous novel is Drums Along the Mohawk…

Lawrence W. Levine 2006 Deaths

Lawrence W. LevineAge: 73 historian who challenged many academic critics in endorsing curricula that went beyond the canon, giving serious consideration to popular culture and “lowbrow”…

W. V. Quine 2000 Deaths

W. V. QuineAge: 92 Harvard philosopher who is considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Quine was best known for his studies on language and mathematical logic. His theory…

David W. Barry 2002 Deaths

David W. BarryAge: 58 scientist who codiscovered AZT, the antiviral drug that is considered the first effective treatment for AIDS. Died: San Francisco, Jan. 28, 2002Joaquín BalaguerA -…

John W. Gardner 2002 Deaths

John W. GardnerAge: 89 American public official who, as secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Johnson, created Medicare. He also established Common Cause, the…

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…

R. W. Burchfield 2004 Deaths

R. W. BurchfieldAge: 81 lexicographer who edited the four-volume supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary. Died: Abington, England, July 5, 2004Mary-Ellis BunimA - FAnne Burford

John COVODE, Congress, PA (1808-1871)

COVODE John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near West Fairfield, Westmoreland County, Pa., March 17, 1808; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits, manufacturing,…