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Brewer's: Achilles of Rome

Lucius Sicinius Dentatus, the Roman tribune; also called the Second Achilles. Put to death B.C. 450. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Achilles of the…

Brewer's: King of Rome

A title conferred by Napoleon I. on his son on the day of his birth. More generally called the Duke of Reichstadt (1811-1832). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Harrison, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Jim (James Thomas Harrison), 1937–2016, American novelist, poet, and essayist, b. Grayling, Mich., grad. Michigan State Univ. (B.A., 1960; M.A., 1965). He began his writing…

Thorpe, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Thorpe, Jim (James Francis Thorpe), 1888–1953, American athlete, b. near Prague, Okla. Thorpe was probably the greatest all-round male athlete the United States has ever produced. His…

Nicholson, Jim

secretary of Veterans AffairsBirthplace: Struble, IowaBorn: 2/4/38

Reeves, Jim

singerBirthplace: Panola County, Tex.Born: 1923Died: 1964

Backus, Jim

actorBirthplace: ClevelandBorn: 1913Died: 1989

Lehrer, Jim

TV newscasterBirthplace: Wichita, Kans.Born: 5/19/34

Nabors, Jim

actor, singerBirthplace: Sylacauga, Ala.Born: 6/12/32

Croce, Jim

singerBirthplace: PhiladelphiaBorn: 1942Died: 1973