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Warton, Thomas, 1728–90, English poet and literary historian
(Encyclopedia) Warton, Thomas, 1728–90, English poet and literary historian, grad. Trinity College, Oxford (1747), brother of Joseph Warton. He was ordained and eventually served as professor of…Joseph Lieberman, 2000 News
senator from Connecticut, was selected by Al Gore in Aug. as the vice presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket. Gore picked Lieberman for his strong moral compass and rectitude. The…Joseph Sobek 1998 Deaths
Joseph SobekAge: 79 inventor of racquetball; developed the sport while working in a rubber manufacturing plant in Bridgeport, Conn. in 1950; single-handedly promoted the sport and founded…Joseph Moakley 2001 Deaths
Joseph MoakleyAge: 74 popular politician from Massachusetts who served for 15 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. A quintessential Boston Irish Democrat, Moakley dedicated his career…Joseph Ellis, 2001 News
historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, admitted in June that he led his students at Mount Holyoke College to believe that he had served as a paratrooper in Vietnam, when in reality his…Joseph Wilson, 2003 News
former ambassador, discredited President Bush's claim—and a justification for war in Iraq—that Saddam Hussein was pursuing a nuclear weapons program by seeking to obtain uranium from Niger.…Joseph Steiner 2002 Deaths
Joseph SteinerAge: 95 cofounder of the Kenner toy company, which manufactured the Bubble Rocket and the Easy-Bake Oven. Died: near Cincinnati, May 11, 2002Rod SteigerR - ZClement Stone…Joseph Barbera 2006 Deaths
Joseph BarberaAge: 95 with William Hanna, the founder of legendary cartoon studio Hanna-Barbera. In 1940, the two teamed up to create the award-winning series of Tom and Jerry shorts at MGM.…Joseph Rotblat 2005 Deaths
Joseph RotblatAge: 96 Polish-born physicist who began working on the Manhattan Project in 1944. He left the program after nine months as his misgivings about the atomic bomb intensified. He…Joseph Marion Hernandez Biography
Joseph Marion HernandezU.S. CongressmanBorn: 8/4/1793Birthplace: St. Augustine, Florida Joseph Marion Hernandez was the first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Congress, as a delegate from the…Trending
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