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Meredith Gourdine 1998 Deaths
Meredith GourdineAge: 69 won the long jump silver medal at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki; of a series of strokesDied: Houston, Nov. 20, 1998Albert Gore Sr.G - LLew GradeFrank O'Bannon 2003 Deaths
Frank O'BannonAge: 73 career Democratic politician who was governor of Indiana when he died of a stroke. First elected governor in 1996, O'Bannon was reelected in 2000. Died: Chicago,…Robert Graves: Not Dead
Not DeadWalking through trees to cool my heat and pain, I know that David's with me here again. All that is simple, happy, strong, he is. Caressingly I stroke Rough hark of the friendly oak.…The Devil's Dictionary: Birth
by Ambrose Bierce BILLINGSGATEBLACKGUARDBIRTH -n. The first and direst of all disasters. As to the nature of it there appears to be no uniformity. Castor and Pollux were born from the egg…Which President Returned to the Senate?
The Question: What president became a U.S. Senator after he left office? The Answer: That distinction goes to the country's 17th president,…Charlie Haden With Paul Motian and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
The Montreal Tapes Verve With Verve's recent release, we can all enjoy a great live jazz concert, one of eight performed in tribute to Charlie Haden. Each member of the trio is at his best in this…Nicolaus August Otto
Nicolaus August Otto Born: 1832 Birthplace: Holzhausen, Germany Gas motor engine—Otto introduced the four-stroke piston cycle on which most…Brewer's: Fish
The French have a remarkable locution respecting fish as a food: Aprés poisson, lait est poison; Aprés poisson, le vin est bon; Aprés poisson, noix est contre-poison. Fish The reason…Dana Plato Biography
Dana PlatoAge: 34 actress who won childhood fame as Kimberly Drummond on the popular 1980s TV show Diff'rent Strokes. Her highly publicized run-ins with the law kept her name in the news for…Leon (Red) Romo Biography
Leon (Red) RomoAge: 78 athletic trainer at the Naval Academy from 1956-97; guided midshipmen like Roger Staubach and David Robinson; played running back at LSU in the 1940s; assistant and…