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Unitas, Johnny
(Encyclopedia) Unitas, JohnnyUnitas, Johnnyy&oomacr;nītˈəs [key], 1933–2002, American football player, widely regarded as the greatest professional quarterback of all time; b. Pittsburgh. After…Young, Lester Willis
(Encyclopedia) Young, Lester Willis, 1909–59, American jazz musician, b. Woodville, Miss. He played the tenor saxophone with various bands (1929–40), including those of Fletcher Henderson and Count…Bonneville Salt Flats
(Encyclopedia) Bonneville Salt FlatsBonneville Salt Flatsbŏnˈəvĭl, bŏˈnēvĭl, bŏnˈvĭl [key], desert area in Tooele co., NW Utah, c.14 mi (22.5 km) long and 7 mi (11.2 km) wide. The smooth salt surface…1930–1931 Academy Awards
The 1930–1931 Academy Awards were presented Nov. 10, 1931 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionCimarron (RKO Radio)East Lynne (Fox)The Front Page (Caddo, United Artists)…1998 U.S. Men's National Team Statistics
Individual records for season through Oct. 15, 1998. Note that the column labeled “Career C/G” refers to career caps and goals.Forwards GP GS Mins G A Pts Career C/GJovan Kirovski114500025/…Christie, Dame Agatha
(Encyclopedia) Christie, Dame Agatha, 1890–1976, English detective story writer, b. Torquay, Devon, as Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller. Christie's second husband was the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan,…Hartmann, Nicolai
(Encyclopedia) Hartmann, NicolaiHartmann, Nicolainēˈkōlī [key], 1882–1950, German philosopher, b. Latvia. He taught at Marburg (1922–25), Cologne (1925–31), Berlin (1931–45), and Göttingen (1945–50…Caesar, Sid
(Encyclopedia) Caesar, Sid (Isaac Sidney Caesar), 1922–2014, American comedian, one of the stars of the “golden age of live television,” b. Yonkers, N.Y. While performing in a World War II military…privacy, right of
(Encyclopedia) privacy, right of, the right to be left alone without unwarranted intrusion by government, media, or other institutions or individuals. While a consensus supporting the right to…Program of a Translation of the Sacred Books of the East
Program of a Translation of the Sacred Books of the EastI here subjoin the program in which I first put forward the idea of a translation of the Sacred Books of the East, and through which I…Trending
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