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Dahl, Roald
(Encyclopedia) Dahl, RoaldDahl, Roaldrōˈäl [key]Dahl, Roald däl [key], 1916–90, British writer known for inventive, often macabre children's books and horror-tinged adult fiction. Dahl spurned a…García Lorca, Federico
(Encyclopedia) García Lorca, FedericoGarcía Lorca, Federicofāᵺārēˈkō gärthēˈä lôrˈkä [key], 1898–1936, Spanish poet and dramatist, b. Fuente Vaqueros. The poetry, passion, and violence of his work…Brewer's: St. Monday
A holiday observed by journeyman shoemakers and other inferior mechanics, and well-to-do merchants. In the Journal of the Folk-lore Society, vol. i. p. 245, we read that, “While Cromwell's…Patty Sheehan
Patty SheehanBorn: Oct. 27, 1956Golfer LPGA Player of Year in 1983; clinched entry into LPGA Hall of Fame with her 30th career win in 1993; her 6 major titles include 3 LPGA Champ. (1983-84,…Carol Shields 2003 Deaths
Carol ShieldsAge: 68 novelist and poet who frequently and eloquently wrote about ordinary women facing ordinary lives. She won a 1995 Pulitzer Prize for The Stone Diaries. Died: Victoria,…Eddie Shore
Eddie ShoreBorn: Nov. 25, 1902Hockey D only NHL defenseman to win Hart Trophy as MVP 4 times (1933,35-36,38); led Boston Bruins to Stanley Cup titles in 1929 and '39; had 105 goals and 1,047…Richard Simmons 2003 Deaths
Richard SimmonsAge: 89 film and television actor who played the title character in the 1950s show Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. His other credits in his 40-year acting career include A…Sampson Willis HARRIS, Congress, AL (1809-1857)
HARRIS Sampson Willis , a Representative from Alabama; born in Elbert County, Ga., February 23, 1809; obtained his early education from his mother and was graduated from the University of Georgia…HEFNER, Willie Gathrel (Bill), Congress, NC (1930)
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel (Bill), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Elora, Lincoln County, Tenn., April 11, 1930; attended Elora Elementary School, Elora, Tenn., 1936-1941; graduated…Willis David GRADISON, Jr., Congress, OH (1928)
GRADISON Willis David, Jr. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 28, 1928; attended the elementary and secondary schools in Cincinnati; B.A., Yale…Trending
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