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Woodward, C. Vann
(Encyclopedia) Woodward, C. Vann (Comer Vann Woodward), 1908–99, American historian, b. Vanndale, Ark. He graduated from Emory Univ. (1930), received his Ph.D. in history from the Univ. of North…Tudor
(Encyclopedia) Tudor, royal family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. Its founder was Owen Tudor, of a Welsh family of great antiquity, who was a squire at the court of Henry V and who married…Smithfield, district, London, England
(Encyclopedia) Smithfield, district of the City of London, England. Beginning in the 12th cent., it was used for fairs, markets, jousts, and executions. During the reign of Queen Mary I (1553–58),…Mary Jane Latsis 1997 Deaths
Mary Jane Latsisnovelist With her collaborator Martha Henissart, Latsis created the formidable John Putnam Thatcher, a New York banker with a knack for crime-solving. The pair penned more…Mary Bunting-Smith 1998 Deaths
Mary Bunting-SmithAge: 87 microbiologist who was president of Radcliffe from 1959–1972.Died: January 21, 1998.Beryl BrydenA - FDavid CadenaMary Fendrich Hulman 1998 Deaths
Mary Fendrich HulmanAge: 93 chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1977 and traditionally responsible for the famous command “Gentlemen, start your engines,” before each race;…Mary Kay Letourneau, 1998 News
36–year-old Tacoma, Wash., schoolteacher, was ordered to serve her suspended 71/2 year child-rape sentence after being found with the 14-year-old student with whom she had a baby last year…Mary Ann Shadd Cary Biography
abolitionistBorn: 10/9/1823Birthplace: Wilmington, DelawareDied: 1893 (Washington, D.C.) The oldest of 13 children born to Harriet and Abraham Shadd, leaders of the…Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver Biography
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriverphilanthropist, mental health activistBorn: 1921Birthplace: Brookline, Mass.Died: 2009 Shriver, the daughter of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy and the sister of…Mary-Ellis Bunim 2004 Deaths
Mary-Ellis BunimAge: 57 television producer who, with her husband, Jonathan Murray, created The Real World, MTV's real-life soap opera, which ushered in the era of reality television. Died:…Trending
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