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Ginsburg, Ruth Bader

(Encyclopedia) Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933–2020, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1993–2020), b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Joan Ruth Bader. A graduate (1954) of Cornell, she attended Harvard Law…

Huggins, Miller James

(Encyclopedia) Huggins, Miller James, 1878–1929, American baseball player and manager, b. Cincinnati. The diminutive “Mighty Mite” was a scrappy second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1904–9) and St…

Black Sox scandal

(Encyclopedia) Black Sox scandal, episode in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox, the American League champions, were banned from baseball in 1921 for having conspired with gamblers to throw…

Mahlon

(Encyclopedia) MahlonMahlonmāˈlən [key], in the Bible, Ruth's husband.

Warrick, Ruth

actressBirthplace: St. Joseph, Mo.Born: 1915Died: 2005

Hussey, Ruth

(Ruth Carol O'Rourke) actressBirthplace: Providence, R.I.Born: 1914Died: 2005

Buzzi, Ruth

comedienneBirthplace: Westerly, R.I.Born: 7/24/36

Ruth Biography

Ruth Biblical figure The Hebrew Bible Book of Ruth tells the story of Ruth, a young widow from Moab (east of the Dead Sea), and her devotion to her mother-in-law, Naomi. When Naomi, also a…