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Brewer's: Dan Tucker

Out o' de way, old Dan Tucker. The first Governor of Bermuda was Mr. Moore, who was succeeded by Captain Daniel Tucker. These islands were colonised from Virginia. Source: Dictionary of…

William Levi Dawson

William Levi Dawson American musician and conductorBorn: September 26, 1899 Birthplace: Anniston, Ala. William Levi Dawson attended the Tuskegee Institute at age 13, and after graduating in…

Dan Aykroyd Biography

Dan Aykroydactor, directorBorn: 7/1/1952Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The grandson of a Canadian Mountie, he veered away from his study of criminology in college to pursue his interest…

Dan Rather Biography

Dan Rathertelevision journalist, writerBorn: 10/31/1931Birthplace: Wharton, Texas Hurricane Carla should receive some of the credit for Dan Rather's success, since it was his coverage of the storm…

Steely Dan Biography

Steely Danband Musician/composers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, together known as Steely Dan, are known for their eclectic and cynical blend of rock, pop, jazz, blues, and R&B. Meeting at Bard…

Dan Gable Biography

Dan GableBorn: Oct. 25, 1948Wrestling career wrestling record of 118-1 at Iowa St., where he was a 2-time NCAA champ (1968,69) and tourney MVP in 1969 (137 lbs); won gold medal (149 lbs) at…

Dan O'Brien

Dan O'BrienBorn: July 18, 1966Track & Field Olympic decathlon gold medalist (1996); set former world record in decathlon (8,891 pts) in 1992, after shockingly failing to qualify for event…

Handan

(Encyclopedia) Handan or Hantan Handan both: hän-dän [key], city, SW Hebei prov., China. Its position as a…

calf, golden

(Encyclopedia) calf, golden, erected by the Israelites on several occasions, as related in the Bible and the Qur'an. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam placed one at Bethel and…

Baalath

(Encyclopedia) BaalathBaalathbāˈəlăth [key] [Heb., fem. of Baal], in the Bible. 1 Town of Dan. Joshua 19.44 2 Unidentified city. 1 Kings 9.18; 2 Chron. 8.6.