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Virgin Islands

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Virgin Islands, group of about 100 small islands, West Indies, E of Puerto Rico. The islands are divided politically between the United States and Great Britain. Although…

Bill Thomas 2000 Deaths

Bill ThomasAge: 79 Oscar-winning costume designer who worked on more than 300 films, including Spartacus and Logan's Run. Died: Beverly Hills, Calif., May 30, 2000Samuel TaylorR - ZDerrick…

Thomas Foran 2000 Deaths

Thomas ForanAge: 76 combative lawyer who served as chief prosecutor in the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial in which seven defendants, including Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, and Tom Hayden, were…

Duane Thomas 2000 Deaths

Duane ThomasAge: 39 former WBC super welterweight champion; won vacated title by beating John Mugabi; He was shot to death outside a department storeDied: Detroit, June 13Derrick ThomasR -…

Herb Thomas 2000 Deaths

Herb ThomasAge: 77 NASCAR pioneer who won the Grand National Racing (now Winston Cup) championship in 1951 and 1953; ranks 12th on the career victory list with 48 wins in 230 starts; won…

Thomas L. Jennings Biography

Thomas L. JenningsinventorBorn: 1791Birthplace: New York, N.Y. A tailor in New York City, Jennings is credited with being the first African American to hold a U.S. patent. The patent, which…

Bill Thomas, 2003 News

Republican politician from California, made a rare apology on the House floor in July, when he admitted to using “poor judgment” in calling on Capitol police to break up a meeting of…

Thomas Green, 2001 News

proud polygamist, was found guilty on four counts of bigamy and failure to pay child support by a Utah jury in May. A fundamentalist Mormon, Green lives with his five wives and 29 children…

Thomas Moorer 2004 Deaths

Thomas MoorerAge: 91 navy admiral who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1970–1974 and as chief of naval operations during the Vietnam War. Died: Bethesda, Md., Feb. 5,…

Thomas Junta, 2002 News

hockey parent who beat his son's coach to death, was sentenced to six to ten years in prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a Massachusetts court in January. An…