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(Encyclopedia) gin [archaic geneva, from Du. from O.Fr. from Lat.,=juniper], spirituous liquor distilled chiefly from fermented cereals, malted and unmalted, and flavored with juniper berries. It…Tillett, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Tillett, BenjaminTillett, Benjamintĭlˈĭt [key], 1860–1943, English labor organizer, b. Bristol, England. With Tom Mann and John Burns, he led the dock strike of 1889, the first big…December 2008 Current Events
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society India Says…Tom May's Death
Tom May's Death As one put drunk into the Packet-boat, Tom May was hurry'd hence and did not know't. But was amaz'd on the Elysian side, And with an Eye uncertain, gazing wide, Could not…Tom Ford Biography
fashion designerBorn: August 27, 1961Birthplace: Austin, Texas In 1979, at the age of 16, Tom Ford left Santa Fe for Great Barrington, Massachusetts to attend Bard…Tom Johnson Biography
hockey defensemanDied: Nov. 22, 2007 (Falmouth, Massachusetts) Best Known as: hockey defenseman, hall of famer, and Bruins coach Hockey defenseman, hall of…Tom Lantos Biography
congressmanDied: February 11, 2008 (Bethesda, Maryland) Best Known as: the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress Tom Lantos was a long time…Tom Poston Biography
actorDied: April 30, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: actor in Steve Allen's "man on the street" Emmy-winning actor who specialized in playing…Tom Parker Biography
Tom Parker show-business manager Known as the Colonel, Parker built Elvis Presley into an international phenomenon, dictating the path of the King's career from 1955 until Presley's death in…Tom Peters Biography
Tom Petersmanagement consultant, authorBorn: 1942Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Having cut his consulting teeth at McKinsey and Co. (1974–81), he then established his own firm, the Tom Peters…Trending
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