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Offenbach, Jacques Levy
(Encyclopedia) Offenbach, Jacques LevyOffenbach, Jacques Levyôˈfənbäk, Fr. zhäk lāvēˈ ôfĕnbäkˈ [key], 1819–80, French composer, b. Cologne. The son of a cantor, he went to Paris to study at the…Foyt, A. J.
(Encyclopedia) Foyt, A. J. (Anthony Joseph Foyt, Jr.), 1935–, American auto-racing driver, b. Houston. Foyt was the first person to win the Indianapolis 500 race four times (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977).…Monticello
(Encyclopedia) MonticelloMonticellomŏnˌtĭsĕlˈō, –chĕlˈō [key] [Ital.,=little mountain], estate, 640 acres (259 hectares), central Va., near Charlottesville; home of Thomas Jefferson for 56 years. The…Milk, Harvey
(Encyclopedia) Milk, Harvey, 1931–78, U.S. politician and gay-rights activist. When elected (1977) to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, he was the first acknowledged homosexual to win high…Dan Swartz Biography
Dan SwartzAge: 65 known as Dangerous Dan for his prowess on the basketball court; a transfer from Kentucky, Swartz had a standout career at what is now Morehead State University; he went on…Dan Fogelberg Biography
singerDied: Dec. 16, 2007 (Maine) Best Known as: singer and songwriter of the soft-rock era Fogelberg was a singer and songwriter who helped define the…Levi Stubbs Biography
singerDied: 17 October 2008Best Known as: lead singer in the 1960s Motown group the Four Tops Deathplace: Detroit, Michigan Levi Stubbs was the lead…Levy Mwanawasa Biography
president of ZambiaDied: August 19, 2008Best Known as: president of Zambia who fought corruption Deathplace: France Levy Mwanawasa was president of Zambia…Levi Strauss Biography
Levi Straussentrepreneur, inventorBorn: February 26, 1829Birthplace: Buttenheim, Germany Levi Strauss was the inventor of blue jeans, which became known as “Levis,” a term now so common…Dan Patch Awards
Harness Horse of the Year1959 Bye Bye Byrd, Pacer1960–61 Adios Butler, Pacer1962 Su Mac Lad, Trotter1963 Speedy Scot, Trotter1964–66 Bret Hanover, Pacer1967–69 Nevele Pride, Trotter1970 Fresh…Trending
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