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Nye, Edgar Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Nye, Edgar WilsonNye, Edgar Wilsonnī [key], known as Bill Nye, 1850–96, American humorist and journalist, b. Shirley Mills, Maine. He lived in Wisconsin from 1852 to 1876, when he went…Corcoran, William Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Corcoran, William WilsonCorcoran, William Wilsonkôrˈkərən [key], 1798–1888, American financier, philanthropist, and art collector, b. Georgetown, D.C. After becoming a successful…Benn, Anthony Wedgwood
(Encyclopedia) Benn, Anthony Wedgwood (Tony Benn), 1925–2014, British politician, b. London, grad. New College, Oxford. After working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (1949–50), he was…Kemmons Wilson 2003 Deaths
Kemmons WilsonAge: 90 hotelier who opened the first Holiday Inn motel in Memphis in 1952. The chain now includes 3,000 motels. Died: Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 12, 2003Bernard WilliamsR - ZSloan…Sloan Wilson 2003 Deaths
Sloan WilsonAge: 83 novelist whose 1955 book The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit defined the postwar suburban and career angst experienced by countless Americans. Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones…Cabinet Members Under Wilson
Secretary of State William J. Bryan, 1913Robert Lansing, 1915Bainbridge Colby, 1920Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo, 1913Carter Glass, 1918David F. Houston, 1920Secretary of War…Karle Wilson Baker: Days
DaysKarle Wilson BakerSome days my thoughts are just cocoons — all cold, and dull, and blind, They hang from dripping branches in the grey woods of my mind;And other days they drift and shine…Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Biography
actorBorn: September 25, 1973Birthplace: Gold Beach OregonBest Known as: Veronica, Adam Sandler's teacher in Billy Madison, also the wife of tennis champion Pete Sampras…August Wilson 2005 Deaths
August WilsonAge: 60 playwright, poet, and writer whose work focused on the struggles of African Americans. His plays, which were usually set in his native Pittsburgh, include Ma Rainey's…Wilson Pickett 2006 Deaths
Wilson PickettAge: 64 gravelly voiced soul singer whose delivery and offstage antics earned him the nickname “Wicked Pickett.” His hits include “In the Midnight Hour” and “Mustang Sally.”…Trending
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