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Norman O. Brown 2002 Deaths

Norman O. BrownAge: 89 philosopher and critic who analyzed history, drawing on theories by such disparate figures as Freud and Marx, to produce scholarly and often mystical works that…

Mary O. McCarthy, 2006 News

CIA analyst, was fired in April—10 days before she was set to retire—for “unauthorized contacts with reporters and sharing classified information with reporters.” A CIA spokesperson said, “…

O. S. Ozzie Williams Biography

O. S. “Ozzie” Williamsaeronautical engineerBorn: 1921 After earning a B.S. and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering, O. S. “Ozzie” Williams became the first African American hired by Republic…

Emory O. Cunningham 2000 Deaths

Emory O. Cunningham 78: publisher whose Southern Living magazine helped reinvent the image of the South. Frustrated that the region was stereotyped as an area mired in poverty and racism,…

Arnold O. Beckman 2004 Deaths

Arnold O. BeckmanAge: 104 scientist who invented several user-friendly scientific devices, including a tool to measure acidity and alkalinity and the quartz spectrophotometer, an instrument…

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

(Encyclopedia) Spurgeon, Charles Haddon, 1834–92, English Baptist preacher. He joined the Baptist communion in 1850. In 1852, at age 18, he took charge of a small congregation at Waterbeach,…

John Walter OLVER, Congress, MA (1936)

OLVER John Walter , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa., September 3, 1936; B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., 1955; M.S., Tufts University,…

Martin Adlai BRENNAN, Congress, IL (1879-1941)

BRENNAN Martin Adlai , a Representative from Illinois; born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., September 21, 1879; attended parochial schools; employed as a reporter for the Bloomington…