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(Encyclopedia) CabalCabalkəbălˈ [key], inner group of advisers to Charles II of England. Their initials form the word (which is, however, of older origin)—Clifford of Chudleigh, Ashley (Lord…Kiss Biography
Kissrock group They have been dismissed by critics, who have almost universally panned them, but through their many permutations, Kiss has had a faithful legion of fans (known as the Kiss…Greene, Nathanael
(Encyclopedia) Greene, Nathanael, 1742–86, American Revolutionary general, b. Potowomut (now Warwick), R.I. An iron founder, he became active in colonial politics and served (1770–72, 1775) in the…Louise Smith 2006 Deaths
Louise SmithAge: 89 race-car driver on the Nascar circuit from 1945 to 1956. She won 38 events and was the first woman inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Died:…William Shurcliff 2006 Deaths
William ShurcliffAge: 97 physicist who worked on the atomic bomb in the 1940s. He later became a solar power expert and an outspoken commentator on scientific issues. Died: Cambridge, Ma.,…Paul Simon 2003 Deaths
Paul SimonAge: 75 former U.S. senator from Illinois who championed government-run social programs, including those for adult literacy, jobs creation, and federal student loans. He ran…Herbert A. Simon 2001 Deaths
Herbert A. SimonAge: 84 polymath who won several awards, including the 1978 Nobel Prize in Economics, for his theory on decision making and his groundbreaking research and work on artificial…Clifford Shull 2001 Deaths
Clifford ShullAge: 85 former M.I.T. professor who shared a 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics for helping to “answer the question of where atoms are.” He developed a technique, called neutron…George Sidney 2002 Deaths
George SidneyAge: 85 director of such movie musicals as Ziegfeld Follies, Annie Get Your Gun, and Kiss Me Kate. He also directed Anchors Aweigh, the first film to combine live action and…Charlie Sifford
Charlie Sifford Born: June 2, 1922Golf won the Hartford Open in 1967 with a final-round 64, becoming the first Black player to win a PGA event; won the PGA Seniors Championship in 1975; amassed…Trending
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