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Landis, Kenesaw Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Landis, Kenesaw MountainLandis, Kenesaw Mountainkĕnˈəsôˌ [key], 1866–1944, American jurist and commissioner of baseball (1921–44), b. Millville, Butler co., Ohio, grad. Union College…Black Sox scandal
(Encyclopedia) Black Sox scandal, episode in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox, the American League champions, were banned from baseball in 1921 for having conspired with gamblers to throw…Vineland
(Encyclopedia) Vineland, city (1990 pop. 54,780), Cumberland co., S N.J., in a poultry and fruit area; settled 1861, inc. 1952 when combined with Landis township. The growing city has cooperative…Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Kenesaw Mountain LandisBorn: Nov. 20, 1866U.S. District Court judge who became first baseball commissioner (1920-44) banned eight Chicago Black Sox from baseball for life.Died: Nov. 25,…John Landis Biography
John Landiswriter, director, producerBorn: 8/3/1950Birthplace: Chicago Lambasted by critics and revered by fans, John Landis began his outrageous Hollywood ascent while still a teenager,…Floyd Landis, 2006 News
cyclist, won the grueling, 2,267-mile Tour de France in July, becoming the third American to take home the trophy. Like Lance Armstrong, who won the Tour seven consecutive times, Landis…Mark, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Mark, Saint [Lat. Marcus], Christian apostle, traditional author of the 2d Gospel (see Mark, Gospel according to). His full name was John Mark. His mother, named Mary, had a house in…mark
(Encyclopedia) mark, designation for the free village community that was supposed to have been the unit of primitive German social life. According to a theory formulated in the 19th cent. by Georg…Mark: 1
Mark Chapter 1 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare…Mark: 2
Mark Chapter 2 1 And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room…Trending
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