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Jim (Catfish) Hunter
Jim (Catfish) HunterBorn: Apr. 8, 1946Baseball RHP won 20 games or more 5 times (1971-75); played on 5 World Series winners with Oakland and NY Yankees; threw perfect game in 1968; won AL Cy…Jim Thorpe Biography
Jim ThorpeBorn: May 28, 18882-time All-America in football won both pentathlon and decathlon at 1912 Olympics; stripped of medals a month later for playing semi-pro baseball prior to Games;…Jim Sheridan Biography
Jim Sheridanfilm directorBorn: 2/6/1949Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Sheridan's movies most often deal with the realities of Irish working-class life and the human consequences of Northern Ireland's…Jim Broadbent Biography
Jim BroadbentactorBorn: 1949Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England A versatile British character actor, Broadbent began his career on the London stage, performing with the Royal National Theatre and the…Jim Brown Biography
Jim BrownBorn: Feb. 17, 1936Football FB All-America at Syracuse (1956) and NFL Rookie of Year (1957); led NFL in rushing 8 times; 8-time All-Pro (1957-61,63-65); 3-time MVP (1958,63,65) with…Jim Valvano Biography
Jim Valvano Born: Mar. 10, 1946Basketball coach at N.C. State whose team upset Houston to win national title in 1983; in 19 seasons as a coach appeared in 8 NCAA tournaments; twice voted ACC…morrice dance
(Encyclopedia) morrice dance: see morris dance.Whittingham, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Whittingham, CharlesWhittingham, Charleshwĭtˈĭnjəm, –ĭng-əm [key], 1767–1840, English printer. He established a printery in London in 1789, removing to Chiswick and founding the…Willing, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Willing, Thomas, 1731–1821, American merchant and financier, b. Philadelphia. He studied law in London. Returning to Philadelphia in 1749, he entered his father's business and later…Stewart, William Morris
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, William Morris, 1827–1909, American lawyer and political leader, b. Wayne co., N.Y. After migrating to California in 1850 he engaged in mining and held several state elective…Trending
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