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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: 2/4/38Reeves, Jim
singerBirthplace: Panola County, Tex.Born: 1923Died: 1964Backus, Jim
actorBirthplace: ClevelandBorn: 1913Died: 1989Lehrer, Jim
TV newscasterBirthplace: Wichita, Kans.Born: 5/19/34Nabors, Jim
actor, singerBirthplace: Sylacauga, Ala.Born: 6/12/32Croce, Jim
singerBirthplace: PhiladelphiaBorn: 1942Died: 1973