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McLennan, Sir John Cunningham
(Encyclopedia) McLennan, Sir John Cunningham, 1867–1935, Canadian physicist, grad. Univ. of Toronto (B.A., 1892; Ph.D., 1900). He taught at the Univ. of Toronto from 1892 to 1932, was professor of…Randy Cunningham, 2005 News
Republican congressman from California, resigned from the House in November after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery, tax evasion, wire fraud, and mail fraud. He took at least $…Randy Cunningham, 2006 News
former Republican Congressman from California, was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.6 million in fines and restitution in March. In 2005, he pleaded guilty…Michael the Brave
(Encyclopedia) Michael the Brave, d. 1601, prince of Walachia (1593–1601), of Transylvania (1599–1600), and of Moldavia (1600). Michael was one of Romania's greatest medieval rulers, as well as a…Michael II, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) Michael II (Michael the Stammerer), d. 829, Byzantine emperor (820–29). A native of Phrygia, he fought with Emperor Leo V, whom he had helped gain the throne. Leo had him arrested for…Cage, John Milton, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Cage, John Milton Jr., 1912–92, American composer, b. Los Angeles. A leading figure in the musical avant-garde from the late 1930s, he…Michael, prince of Serbia
(Encyclopedia) Michael (Michael Obrenović)Michaelmīˈkəl [key]Michaelōbrĕˈnəvĭch [key], 1823–68, prince of Serbia (1839–42, 1860–68); younger son of Prince Miloš. He succeeded his brother, Milan, but…Acominatus, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Acominatus, MichaelAcominatus, Michaeləkŏmĭnāˈtəs [key], or Michael ChoniatesMichael Choniateskōnēāˈtēz [key], c.1140–1220, Byzantine writer and metropolitan of Athens. Acominatus'…Michael, czar of Russia
(Encyclopedia) Michael (Michael Romanov), 1596–1645, czar of Russia (1613–45), founder of the Romanov dynasty; grandnephew of Anastasia, first wife of Ivan IV. His election as czar, following…Emory O. Cunningham 2000 Deaths
Emory O. Cunningham 78: publisher whose Southern Living magazine helped reinvent the image of the South. Frustrated that the region was stereotyped as an area mired in poverty and racism,…Trending
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