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Jay Berwanger 2002 Deaths
Jay BerwangerAge: 88 star halfback at the University of Chicago and first winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1935; first pick at the first National Football League draft in 1936; multi-talented…Roswell Pettibone FLOWER, Congress, NY (1835-1899)
FLOWER Roswell Pettibone , a Representative from New York; born in Theresa, Jefferson County, N.Y., August 7, 1835; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the Theresa High School in…Johnson, Boris
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Boris (Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson), 1964–, British political leader, b. New York City, grad. Oxford (1986). While at Oxford Johnson was president of the prestigious…Székely
(Encyclopedia) SzékelySzékelysāˈkəlē [key], ethnic group of Transylvania and of present-day Romania. Except in a few isolated communities, where the ancient customs of the Székely have survived,…Rene Russo Biography
Rene Russo actressBorn: 2/17/1954Birthplace: Burbank, California A model turned actress who was first spotted by a talent scout at a Rolling Stones concert. She worked for several years as one…Leopold II, Holy Roman emperor, king of Bohemia and Hungary
(Encyclopedia) Leopold II, 1747–92, Holy Roman emperor (1790–92), king of Bohemia and Hungary (1790–92), as Leopold I grand duke of Tuscany (1765–90), third son of Maria Theresa. Succeeding his…Brewer's: Therapeu'tæ
The Therapeutæ of Philo were a branch of the Essenes. The word Essenes is Greek, and means “doctors” (essaioi), and Therapeutæ is merely a synonym of the same word. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Mariamites
(4 syl.). Worshippers of Mary, the mother of Jesus. They said the Trinity consisted of God the Father, God the Son, and Mary the mother of God. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Brewer's: Thermidorians
Those who took part in the coup d'état which effected the fall of Robespierre, with the desire of restoring the legitimate monarchy. So called because the Reign of Terror was brought to an…Brewer's: Mari'a
Heroine of Donizetti's opera La Figlia del Reggimento. She first appears as a vivandière or French sutler-girl, for Sulpizio (the sergeant of the 11th regiment of Napoleon's Grand Army)…Trending
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