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Stuart, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Stuart, Robert, 1785–1843, American explorer, b. Scotland. He emigrated (1807) to Canada and became a fur trader. He joined in John Jacob Astor's Astoria venture, and in 1812 he led…Toombs, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Toombs, Robert, 1810–85, American statesman, Confederate leader, b. Wilkes co., Ga. A successful lawyer in Georgia, he entered politics as a Whig, serving in the state legislature and…Treat, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Treat, Robert, 1622?–1710, American colonial governor of Connecticut, b. England. He was taken to America when a child; his father was an early settler of Wethersfield, Conn., and a…Boyle, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Boyle, Robert, 1627–91, Anglo-Irish physicist and chemist. The seventh son of the 1st earl of Cork, he was educated at Eton and on the Continent and conducted most of his researches at…Irina Rodnina
Irina RodninaBorn: Sept. 12, 1949Soviet figure skater won 10 world championships and 3 Olympic gold medals in pairs competition from 1971-80.Dennis RodmanR - TAlex RodriguezKermit Roosevelt 2000 Deaths
Kermit RooseveltAge: 84 intelligence officer who directed the CIA's 1953 coup in Iran that ousted Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh from power. He was a grandson of Theodore Roosevelt and a…Jason Robards 2000 Deaths
Jason RobardsAge: 78 distinguished stage and screen actor whose gritty performances in Eugene O'Neill plays placed him in the pantheon of legendary actors. He won back-to-back best supporting…Guiscard
(Encyclopedia) Guiscard, Norman rulers in Sicily: see Robert Guiscard; Roger I.Ronaldo Biography
RonaldoBorn: Sept. 22, 1976Soccer Brazilian forward who has been compared to the great Pele; signed with a first division club in Brazil, Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte, before he was 18 and scored…Pelly
(Encyclopedia) Pelly, river, c.330 mi (530 km) long, rising W of the Mackenzie Mts., S central Yukon, Canada, and flowing generally northwest to join the Yukon River at Fort Selkirk. The Pelly…Trending
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