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2000 All-NFL Team
The 2000 All-NFL team combining the All-Pro selections of the Associated Press, The Sporting News (TSN) and the Pro Football Writers of America/Pro Football Weekly (PFWA). Holdovers from the…Couper, James Hamilton
(Encyclopedia) Couper, James HamiltonCouper, James Hamiltonk&oomacr;ˈpər [key], 1794–1866, American planter of Georgia, grad. Yale, 1814. Influential in promoting agricultural research and…Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus, 1555–88, Scottish nobleman; grandnephew of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus. During the regency (1572–78) of his uncle, James Douglas, 4th…Holyrood Palace
(Encyclopedia) Holyrood PalaceHolyrood Palacehŏlˈēr&oomacr;d [key] [i.e., holy cross], royal residence, Edinburgh, SE Scotland. In 1128, David I founded Holyrood Abbey on this site, where…Bowie, James
(Encyclopedia) Bowie, JamesBowie, Jamesb&oomacr;ˈē, bōˈē [key], c.1796–1836, American frontiersman, b. Logan co., Ky. With his brother, Rezin, he engaged in land speculation in Louisiana and…Jeffreys of Wem, George Jeffreys, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Jeffreys of Wem, George Jeffreys, 1st Baron, 1645?–1689, English judge under Charles II and James II. A notoriously cruel judge, he presided over many of the trials connected with the…2000-2001 Professional and College Football Season: Reserves
51st NFL Pro Bowl Game and 31st AFC-NFC contest (NFC leads series, 16-15). Date: Feb. 4, 2001 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Coaches: Dennis Green, Min. (NFC) and Jon Gruden, Oak. (AFC). Most…Mangan, James Clarence
(Encyclopedia) Mangan, James ClarenceMangan, James Clarencemăngˈgən [key], 1803–49, Irish poet. He spent most of his life as a clerk, eventually slipping into alcoholism and opium addiction. His…Enolia McMillan 2006 Deaths
Enolia McMillanAge: 102 first woman president of the N.A.A.C.P. She was active in the organization for more than 50 years.Died: Stevenson, Md., Oct. 24, 2006Darren McGavinM - QJay McShann…Robert McFerrin Sr. 2006 Deaths
Robert McFerrin Sr.Age: 85 baritone who was the first black man to sing with the New York Metropolitan Opera, and who dubbed Sidney Poitier's singing voice in Porgy and Bess. He was the…Trending
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