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or Grissel. Octavia, wife of Marc Antony and sister of Augustus Caesar, is called the “patient Grizel” of Roman story. (See Grisilda.) “For patience she will prove a second Grissel.”…Seneca, the younger, c.3 b.c.–a.d. 65, Roman philosopher, dramatist, and statesman
(Encyclopedia) Seneca, the younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca)Senecal&oomacr;ˈshəs ənēˈəs sĕnˈəkə [key], c.3 b.c.–a.d. 65, Roman philosopher, dramatist, and statesman, b. Corduba (present-day Córdoba…Andrea Dworkin 2005 Deaths
Andrea DworkinAge: 58 feminist writer whose often polemical works condemned pornography and violence against women. Her critics—some of them left-wing radicals like herself—accused her of…Peter Drucker 2005 Deaths
Peter DruckerAge: 95 political economist and writer best known for establishing management as its own discipline. Several of his theories are practiced widely throughout the business world…Walter Trampler Biography
Walter TramplerviolistBorn: 8/25/1915Birthplace: Munich, Germany An eminent violist and educator, Trampler taught at Juilliard, Yale School of Music, and Boston University. Before emigrating…George Gilmore GILBERT, Congress, KY (1849-1909)
GILBERT George Gilmore , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Taylorsville, Spencer County, Ky., December 24, 1849; attended the common schools, Cecilian College in 1868 and 1869, and Lyndland…Katharine Hepburn Biography
Katharine HepburnactressBorn: 5/12/1907Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut Academy Award-winning film, stage and television actress whose career spans nearly 70 years. Spencer Tracy was Hepburn's…Arthur Tracy Biography
Arthur Tracy(Abba Avrom Tracovutsky)singerBorn: 6/25/1899Birthplace: Kamenetz-Podolsk, Moldavia Tracy came to the United States in 1906 and began his entertainment career in vaudeville. He gained…Disney's The Kid
Director:Jon TurteltaubWriter:Audrey WellsWalt Disney Pictures; PG; 101 minutesRelease:7/00Cast:Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer A Disney-fied hiccup in time sends 8-year-old…Woodbridge Nathan FERRIS, Congress, MI (1853-1928)
Senate Years of Service: 1923-1928 Party: Democrat FERRIS Woodbridge Nathan , a Senator from Michigan; born in Spencer, Tioga County, N.Y., January 6, 1853; attended the academies of Spencer,…Trending
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