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Tom Bradley 1998 Deaths

Tom BradleyAge: 80 former mayor of Los Angeles, first elected in 1973. He presided over two decades of city's explosive growth. Died: Sept. 29, 1998.Owen BradleyA - FF. Cecil Brenner

pony express

(Encyclopedia) pony express, in U.S. history, relay mail service. At its inception in Apr., 1860, the pony express operated between St. Joseph, Mo., the western end of a telegraph line, and…

1950 College Basketball Recap

Final AP Top 20Major Conference ChampionsNCAA Tournament (8 teams)NIT Tournament (12 teams)Player of the YearConsensus All-America The NIT-NCAA double that Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp had…

Deukmejian, George

(Encyclopedia) Deukmejian, George (Courken George Deukmejian, Jr.), 1928–2018, American political leader, b. Menands, N.Y., grad. St. Bernardine of Siena College (now Siena College), 1949, St. John's…

United Empire Loyalists

(Encyclopedia) United Empire Loyalists, in Canadian history, name applied to those settlers who, loyal to the British cause in the American Revolution, migrated from the Thirteen Colonies to Canada.…

Ed PERLMUTTER, Congress, CO (1953)

PERLMUTTER Ed , a Representative from Colorado; born in Denver, Jefferson County, Colo., May 1, 1953; graduated from Jefferson High School, Edgewater, Colo., 1971; B.A., University of Colorado,…

Ed CASE, Congress, HI (1952)

CASE Ed , a Representative from Hawai'i; born in Hilo, Territory of Hawai'i, September 27, 1952; graduated from Hawai'i Preparatory High School, Kamuela, Hawai'i, 1970; B.A., Williams College,…

Ed BRYANT, Congress, TN (1948)

BRYANT Ed , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Jackson, Cooksville County, Tenn., September 7, 1948; graduated from Jackson High School, Jackson, Tenn.; B.A., University of Mississippi,…

idealism

(Encyclopedia) idealism, the attitude that places special value on ideas and ideals as products of the mind, in comparison with the world as perceived through the senses. In art idealism is the…