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O. S. Ozzie Williams Biography
O. S. “Ozzie” Williamsaeronautical engineerBorn: 1921 After earning a B.S. and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering, O. S. “Ozzie” Williams became the first African American hired by Republic…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,…Arnold O. Beckman 2004 Deaths
Arnold O. BeckmanAge: 104 scientist who invented several user-friendly scientific devices, including a tool to measure acidity and alkalinity and the quartz spectrophotometer, an instrument…Adams, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Henry, 1838–1918, American writer and historian, b. Boston; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807–86). He was secretary (1861–68) to his father, then U.S. minister to Great Britain…America's Cup Record
First race in 1851 around Isle of Wight, Cowes, England. First defense and all others through 1920 held 30 miles off New York Bay. Races since 1930 held 30…Pirandello, Luigi
(Encyclopedia) Pirandello, LuigiPirandello, Luigilwēˈjē pērändĕlˈlō [key], 1867–1936, Italian author, b. Sicily. One of the great figures in 20th-century European theater, Pirandello was awarded the…entrepreneur
(Encyclopedia) entrepreneurentrepreneuränˌtrəprənûrˈ [key] [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. It was first used as a…Irving, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Irving, Edward, 1792–1834, Scottish preacher, under whose influence the Catholic Apostolic Church was founded; its members have sometimes been called Irvingites. He was tutor to Jane…Ingersoll, Robert Green
(Encyclopedia) Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833–99, American orator and lawyer, b. Dresden, N.Y. The son of a Congregational minister who eventually settled in Illinois, Ingersoll was admitted (1854) to…Brewer's: Notarica
A principle by which the first letter of each word in the expression is used alone A. E. I. O. U.Austria's Empire Is Overall Universal. (See A. E. I. O. U.) ÆraA ER. A—i.e. Anno ERat…Trending
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