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Calvary

(Encyclopedia) CalvaryCalvarykălˈvərē [key] [Lat.,=a skull] or GolgothaGolgothagŏlˈgəthə [key] [Heb.,=a skull], in the Gospels, place where Jesus was crucified, outside what was then the wall of…

Yale, Elihu

(Encyclopedia) Yale, Elihu, 1649–1721, English merchant, an early benefactor of Yale Univ., b. Boston. The family moved to England c.1652, and Yale was educated in London. He went to Madras (now…

Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon

(Encyclopedia) Menzies, Sir Robert GordonMenzies, Sir Robert Gordonmĕnˈzēz [key], 1894–1978, Australian statesman. A barrister, Menzies was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1934…

Leadville

(Encyclopedia) LeadvilleLeadvillelĕdˈvĭl [key], mining city (1990 pop. 2,629), alt. c.10,200 ft (3,110 m), seat of Lake co., central Colo., near the headwaters of the Arkansas River, in the Rocky Mts…

1987 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Graceland,” Paul SimonAlbum of the YearJoshua Tree, U2 (Island)Song of the Year“Somewhere Out There,” James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, songwritersBest New…

Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi Biography

Gordon Kiyoshi HirabayashiactivistBorn: 1918Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. An American of Japanese ancestry, Hirabayashi was a sociology student at the University of Washington in Seattle when…

Sir Gordon Russell Biography

Sir Gordon Russellfurniture designerBorn: 1892Birthplace: London, England Having founded Gordon Russell Ltd. in 1923 to produce furniture, by the 1930s he and his brother Dick (1903–1981) had…

Gordon B. Hinckley Biography

president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDied: January 27, 2008Best Known as: president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…

Gordon Ritz 2001 Deaths

Gordon RitzAge: 74 investor who helped found the Minnesota North Stars and served as team president from 1976-78. He died of cancer.Died: Wayzata, Minn., Aug. 10Michael RitchieR - ZJohn…

Richard Gordon Hatcher Biography

Richard Gordon Hatcherpolitician, law professorBorn: 7/10/1933Birthplace: Michigan City, Ind. Hatcher was elected mayor of Gary, Ind., in 1967, and he remained in office for the next 20 years. A…