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Ralph NaderJacques NeckerArthur NegusWalter Loomis NewberryJohn NewberyMontagu Collet, NormanSir Dudley NorthWilliam Richard Morris, NuffieldAdolph S. OchsBertil OhlinScott Oki Frank Ward O'…

Ewart Abner Biography

Ewart Abnermusic executive Former President of the Vee Jay and Motown labels, Abner managed the careers of the Supremes, the Temptations, the Jackson Five and Stevie Wonder among othersBorn:…

Brewer's: To Sham Abraham.

To pretend illness or distress, in order to get off work. (See Abram-Man.) I have heard people say Sham Abram you may, But must not Sham Abraham Newland. —T. Dibdin or Upton Abraham…

Kathy Acker 1997 Deaths

Kathy Ackernovelist, performance artist an eccentric artist who derived inspiration from writer William Burroughs; her sexually and violently graphic novels include Blood and Guts in High…

Philippe Chatrier 2000 Deaths

Philippe ChatrierAge: 72 past president of the French Tennis Federation and the International Tennis Federation; credited with pushing for the sport's “open” format and helped return tennis…

Craig Claiborne 2000 Deaths

Craig ClaiborneAge: 79 food journalist who served as The New York Times food critic and editor from 1959 to 1987. In that post, he devised an often copied ratings system and became one of the…

Genesis: 17

Genesis Chapter 17 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And…

Chester Alan Arthur

Chester Alan ArthurBorn: 10/5/1829Birthplace: Fairfield, Vt. Chester Alan Arthur was born at Fairfield, Vt., on Oct. 5, 1829. A graduate of Union College, he became a successful New York…

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Rutherford Birchard HayesBorn: 10/4/1822Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 1822. A graduate of Kenyon College and the Harvard Law…