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Tony Razzano 2002 Deaths

Tony RazzanoAge: 77 longtime NFL scout credited with helping put together teams that won San Francisco's first four Super Bowl titles; head of the 49ers scouting department from 1979-91; area…

Tony Blair, 2005 News

prime minister of the United Kingdom, became the first Labour party leader to win a third term. Despite this victory, Blair's party was severely hurt in the May elections. The Labour party…

Tony Rudy, 2006 News

former high-level aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, pleaded guilty in March to conspiring with embattled lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Rudy admitted to accepting gifts and money in exchange for using his…

Tony Leswick 2001 Deaths

Tony LeswickAge: 78 feisty Detroit Red Wings forward partly responsible for one of the most famous goals in NHL history; credited with the goal that was accidentally knocked into the Montreal…

Tony Randall 2004 Deaths

Tony RandallAge: 84 actor best known for his role as the persnickety Felix Unger in the television series The Odd Couple. Randall had enjoyed a successful theater and film career long before…

Tony Moore 1998 Deaths

Tony MooreAge: 25 sixth man for the Ragin' Cajuns — Southwest Louisiana's basketball team from 1991-94; became the first non-full time player to score 1,000 career points in school history;…

Tony Baker 1998 Deaths

Tony BakerAge: 53 running back who played eight seasons in the NFL; garnered a Pro Bowl nod in 1969 when he averaged a league-high 4.8 yards per carry with the New Orleans Saints; also played…

Preston

(Encyclopedia) Preston, city and district (1991 pop. 166,675), county seat of Lancashire, N England, on the Ribble River. Preston has an active port and is a center of cotton and rayon manufacturing…

Markham, Sir Clements Robert

(Encyclopedia) Markham, Sir Clements RobertMarkham, Sir Clements Robertmärˈkəm [key], 1830–1916, English geographer and writer. While in the navy he served on a British expedition (1850–51) to the…

philately

(Encyclopedia) philatelyphilatelyfĭlătˈəlē [key], collection and study of postage stamps and of materials relating to their history and use. Collecting stamps began soon after the first postage stamp…