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Tammy Wynette 1998 Deaths
Tammy Wynette (Virginia Wynette Pugh)Age: 55 One of the greatest stars of country music, Wynette will best be remembered for her No. 1 hit, “Stand By Your Man.” In her 25-year career, she…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 4
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 3 Canto 5 Canto 4 The old man took the oars, and soon the bark Smote on the beach beside a tower of stone; It was a crumbling heap, whose portal dark With…digital versatile disc
(Encyclopedia) digital versatile disc or digital video disc (DVD), a small plastic disc used for the storage of digital data. The successor media to the compact disc (CD), a DVD can have more than…WOMEN: 1998-99 Season, International Sports
at Sydney, Australia, Aug. 22-29. Note that (WR) indicates world record.Final Medal Standings GSBTotal1United States131012352Australia13136323Canada245114Japan23495South Africa31486Costa…Nicholas II, pope
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II (c.1010–61), pope (1058–61), a Roman named Gerard, b. Lorraine, France; successor to Pope Stephen IX. A strong proponent of papal reform, he issued (1059) the Papal…Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of, 1902–42, fourth son of George V of Great Britain. He traveled extensively as “salesman of the empire.” A member of the Royal Air Force…Gluck, Alma
(Encyclopedia) Gluck, AlmaGluck, Almagl&oobreve;k [key], 1884–1938, American soprano, b. Bucharest, Romania. Her real name was Reba Fiersohn. She sang (1909–12) at the Metropolitan Opera, New…Classical Mythology: Master of the Universe
Master of the UniverseClassical MythologyThe Reign of Thunder and Lightning: Olympus Under ZeusMaster of the UniverseA Heavenly Marriage? Hera and ZeusSurf and Turf: The Brothers of ZeusHome and…Laki
(Encyclopedia) Laki, volcano, 2,684 ft (818 m) high, S Iceland, at SW edge of the Vatnajökull glacier. Its eruption in 1783 was one of the more devastating on record, leading to the deaths of a…Dahlberg, Erik Jönsson, Count
(Encyclopedia) Dahlberg, Erik Jönsson, CountDahlberg, Erik Jönsson, Countāˈrēk yönˈsən dälˈbĕrg [key], 1625–1703, Swedish military engineer, field marshal, and architect. In 1658 he conveyed the army…Trending
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