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Roberto Clemente Biography
Roberto ClementeBorn: Aug. 18, 1934Baseball OF hit over .300 13 times with Pittsburgh; led NL in batting 4 times; World Series MVP in 1971; regular season MVP in 1966; had 3,000 career hits;…Paul Hornung
Paul HornungBorn: Dec. 23, 1935Football HB-PK only Heisman Trophy winner to play for losing team (2-8 Notre Dame in 1956); 3-time NFL scoring leader (1959-61) at Green Bay; 176 points in 1960…Dred Scott Case
(Encyclopedia) Dred Scott Case, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1856–57. It involved the then bitterly contested issue of the status of slavery in the federal territories. In 1834, Dred Scott…quasicrystal
(Encyclopedia) quasicrystalquasicrystalkwāˈzīkrĭsˌtəl, kwäzˈē– [key] or quasiperiodic solid, solid body that exhibits such crystalline features as symmetry and repeating patterns of unit cells (…Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of…Straus
(Encyclopedia) StrausStrausstrous [key], family of American merchants, public officials, and philanthropists. Isidor Straus, 1845–1912, b. Rhenish Bavaria, emigrated (1854) with his brothers to the…Jeff Buckley 1997 Deaths
Jeff Buckley musician Buckley, a folk, rock and pop singer, played the Manhattan club scene before releasing critical hit albums Live at Siné and Grace. At the time of his death, Buckley was…John Ritter 2003 Deaths
John RitterAge: 54 actor who played the quirky ladies' man Jack Tripper on television's Three's Company. Ritter won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role. He also starred in ABC…T. Wayne Robertson 1998 Deaths
T. Wayne RobertsonAge: 47 president of sports marketing for cigarette maker R.J. Reynolds; oversaw all of the company's sports programs including NASCAR Winston Cup racing and the Vantage…Leslie Stevens 1998 Deaths
Leslie Stevensproducer, director, writer Stevens first achieved success on Broadway before turning to Hollywood and making his mark on television with The Outer Limits. His other works…Trending
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