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John J. DUNCAN, Jr., Congress, TN (1947)

DUNCAN, John J., Jr., (son of John James Duncan), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., July 21, 1947; B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., 1969;…

Tolkien, J. R. R.

(Encyclopedia) Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien)Tolkien, J. R. R.tälˈkēn, tōlˈ– [key], 1892–1973, British novelist, b. South Africa. A fantasy writer and Oxford don, Tolkien wrote The…

H. J. Heinz Biography

H. J. Heinz(Henry John Heinz)food manufacturerBorn: 1844Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. He began his career in the food and condiments business selling garden vegetables to neighbors, and moved…

J. T. Walsh Biography

J. T. Walsh actorBorn: 9/28/1943Birthplace: San Francisco, California He broke into acting rather late, at age 39, but once in, Walsh quickly established himself in both small and big screen…

J. J. Jackson 2004 Deaths

J. J. JacksonAge: 62 broadcaster who was one of MTV's original video jockeys when the network debuted in 1981. Died: Los Angeles, March 17, 2004Ulrich InderbinenG - LIllinois Jacquet

J. J. Johnson 2001 Deaths

J. J. JohnsonAge: 77 influential jazz musician and composer who is considered the greatest trombonist of all time. He played with such speed and agility that many thought he was playing the…

J. J. Pickle 2005 Deaths

J. J. PickleAge: 91 Democratic politician from Texas who, during his 15 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, championed Social Security. A former aide to Lyndon Johnson, Pickle was…

Thomas J. Kelly 2002 Deaths

Thomas J. KellyAge: 72 engineer whose team of engineers at the Grumman Aircraft Corp. designed NASA's lunar module that landed Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin on the moon on July 20,…

Greenwich, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Greenwich Greenwich grĕnˈĭch [key], residential town (2020 pop. 63,518), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on…

John of Salisbury

(Encyclopedia) John of SalisburyJohn of Salisburysôlzˈbərē [key], c.1110–1180, English scholastic philosopher, b. Salisbury. He studied in France at Paris and Chartres under Abelard and other famous…