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(Encyclopedia) OswestryOswestryŏzˈwĕstrē, –wəs– [key], town (1991 pop. 12,448), Shropshire, W central England. The market town has plastics, clothing, and printing industries. The area is named for…Dale, David
(Encyclopedia) Dale, David, 1739–1806, Scottish cotton manufacturer and philanthropist. In 1785 he built New Lanark, a cotton mill and model community that provided his employees with good housing…Jesse Owens
Track star Jesse Owens defiantly bucks Hitler by Mike Morrison Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. (Source:AP) Related Links Olympics Overview 2012Track & Field…Owen, Reginald
actorBirthplace: Wheathampstead, EnglandBorn: 1887Died: 1972Owens, Buck
(Alvis Edgar Owens) singerBirthplace: Sherman, Tex.Born: 1929Died: 2006Steve Owen
Steve OwenBorn: Apr. 21, 1898Football All-Pro guard (1927); coached NY Giants for 23 years (1931-53); won 153 career games and 2 NFL titles (1934,38).Died: May 17, 1964Francis OuimetN -…Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers
(Encyclopedia) Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, one of the first consumers' cooperatives, founded in 1844 in Rochdale, England, by 28 Lancashire weavers. Influenced by the theories of Robert…Glendower
(Encyclopedia) Glendower: see Owen Glendower.Owain Glyndwr
(Encyclopedia) Owain Glyndwr: see Owen Glendower.Lanark, town, Scotland
(Encyclopedia) LanarkLanarklănˈərk, –ärk [key], town (1991 pop. 9,778), South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, on the Clyde River. It has cattle markets and textile mills. There are hydroelectric…