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Duke, James Buchanan
(Encyclopedia) Duke, James Buchanan, 1856–1925, American industrialist, processor of tobacco products, b. near Durham, N.C. The Civil War left the Duke family poor, but James and his brother,…Pat Paulsen 1997 Deaths
Pat Paulsencomedian Emmy Award-winning, double-talking comedian who gained fame as a comedy editorialist on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. He is also remembered for his tongue-in-cheek…Pat Robertson, 2005 News
evangelist, sparked international outrage in August when he suggested that the United States should assassinate Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. “If he thinks we're trying to assassinate…Pat Morita 2005 Deaths
Pat MoritaAge: 73 Japanese-American actor who lived in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. He received an Oscar nomination for his role as the karate instructor in The Karate Kid…Pat Roberts, 2004 News
Republican senator from Kansas, introduced a bill in August that called for the dismantling of the CIA and the creation of three new spy agencies—the National Clandestine Service, Office of…Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny
Beyond the Missouri SkyVerve This much-awaited album of duets features two accomplished jazz veterans in bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist Pat Metheny. Not surprisingly, they don't…Thompson, Jacob
(Encyclopedia) Thompson, Jacob, 1810–85, U.S. Representative (1839–51) and Secretary of the Interior (1857–61), b. Caswell co., N.C. Thompson was a prosperous lawyer and prominent Democrat of Oxford…Denver, James William
(Encyclopedia) Denver, James William, 1817–92, American territorial governor, army officer, and congressman, b. Winchester, Va. He commanded a company of Missouri volunteers in the Mexican War, then…Pellan, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Pellan, AlfredPellan, Alfredälfrĕdˈ pĕläNˈ [key], 1906–88, Canadian painter, b. Quebec. Pellan sold his painting Corner of Old Quebec to the National Gallery, Ottawa, when he was 16.…Patrick J. Buchanan, 1999 News
61, columnist, television commentator, and politician, bolted from the Republican Party to seek the presidential nomination as a Reform candidate. He was widely criticized for the…Trending
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