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Jones, Bobby

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Bobby: see Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr.

Rev. Dr. Bob Jones Jr. Biography

Rev. Dr. Bob Jones Jr.Age: 86 chancellor and board chairman of Bob Jones University in South Carolina. Banned interracial dating and marriage. Died: Nov. 12, 1997.Carld Jonaissant1997…

Chandler (Buss) Hovey Jr. 1998 Deaths

Chandler (Buss) Hovey Jr.Age: 83 disabled yachtsman who, with his family, raced boats in the America's Cup competitions of the 1930s and later helped build and campaign the 12-Meter yacht…

Lewis F. Powell Jr. 1998 Deaths

Lewis F. Powell Jr.Age: 90 retired Supreme Court Justice. Powell was appointed to the high court by Nixon in October 1971 and served for 15 years, from 1972 to 1987.Died: Aug. 25, 1998.Gen…

A. Leon Jr. Higginbotham 1998 Deaths

A. Leon Jr. HigginbothamAge: 70 prominent black federal judge and historian who fought tirelessly against racial discrimination. Died: Dec. 14, 1998.Zbigniew HerbertG - LMargaret Hillis…

Alfred E. (Bill) Luders Jr. Biography

Alfred E. (Bill) Luders Jr.Age: 89 sailboat designer and racer responsible for building Weatherly, which successfully defended the America's Cup in 1962.Died: Stamford, Conn., January 31,…

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part I

Part I: Youth 1929 1948 1951 1953 1954 1955 Next: Early Activism 1929 Martin Luther King, Jr., is born in Atlanta to teacher Alberta King and Baptist minister Michael…

Burrillville

(Encyclopedia) Burrillville, town (2020 pop. 16,158), Providence co., NW R.I.; inc. 1806. It is named for James Burrill, Jr., attorney general of the…

Goschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Goschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st ViscountGoschen, George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscountgōˈshən [key], 1831–1907, British statesman. A leading financier, he was elected (1863) to…