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(St.) (g soft). Gibbon, in his Decline and Fall, ii. 323, asserts that the patron saint of England was George of Cappadocia, the turbulent Arian Bishop of Alexandria, torn to pieces by the…Cash, Johnny
(Encyclopedia) Cash, Johnny, 1932–2003, American singer and songwriter, b. Kingsland, Ark. Born to a farm family, he went to Memphis in 1955 and recorded such hits as “I Walk the Line” (1956) and “…Walton, Sir William Turner
(Encyclopedia) Walton, Sir William Turner, 1902–83, English composer, b. Oldham. Walton studied at Oxford. One of his earliest works was a piano quartet (1918–19). In 1923, Façade, satirical poems by…Mikhail M. Kasyanov, 2000 News
Russian politician, named prime minister in May by President Vladimir V. Putin. Kasyanov, an astute negotiator, had been first deputy prime minister since Jan., when Putin became acting…Whitney M. Young, Jr. Biography
Whitney M. Young, Jr.social reformerBorn: 7/31/1921Birthplace: Lincoln Ridge, Ky. As executive director of the National Urban League (1961–1971) Young focused on gaining equality for blacks…John M. Karr, 2006 News
schoolteacher, was arrested in Bangkok in August in connection with the 1996 murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey. Karr, in front of a throng of reporters, said, “I was with JonBenet when…John M. Ford 2006 Deaths
John M. FordAge: 49 author who wrote several science fiction and fantasy novels and numerous poems and short stories. His work often drew upon, and played with the conventions of, multiple…M. Scott Peck 2005 Deaths
M. Scott PeckAge: 69 psychiatrist and author who wrote one of the first self-help books The Road Less Traveled. The book has spent 694 weeks on the bestseller list. Died: Warren, Conn., Sept…Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Biography
Frank M. Johnson, Jr.Age: 80 uncompromising federal judge from Alabama whose rulings helped desegregate many of Montgomery's public facilities and cleared the way for Martin Luther King Jr.…Earl M. Ramer 1998 Deaths
Earl M. RamerAge: 84 former NCAA president in 1971 and 1972 and 34-year member of the faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; served two decades as faculty athletics…Trending
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