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Goose Gossage Biography

Goose GossageBorn: July 5, 1951Baseball RHP Nine-time All Star (1975-78, 80-82, 84-85); intimidating relief pitcher; Fireman of the Year in 1975 with White Sox and 1978 with Yankees; led AL…

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan 2003 Deaths

Prince Sadruddin Aga KhanAge: 70 environmentalist and philanthropist who worked with the United Nations for almost 40 years, specializing in disaster relief and human rights. His nephew is…

John Wyatt 1998 Deaths

John WyattAge: 63 a former Negro League pitcher who became a major league relief pitcher and played nine seasons in the American League, compiling a 42-44 record and 103 saves; winning…

Bertha Holt 2000 Deaths

Bertha HoltAge: 96 adoption advocate whose efforts to adopt abandoned Korean-American war orphans led to the 1955 Bill for Relief of Certain War Orphans, which allowed American families to…

Guyana Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Guyana Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Guyanese Relations PEOPLEGuyana's population is made up of…

Russell, John Russell, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia) Russell, John Russell, 1st Earl, 1792–1878, British statesman; younger son of the 6th duke of Bedford, known most of his life as Lord John Russell. He became a Whig member of…

Grand Army of the Republic

(Encyclopedia) Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), organization established by Civil War veterans of the Union army and navy. Principal figures in the founding of the GAR were John A. Logan and Richard…

wall

(Encyclopedia) wall, in architecture, protective, enclosing, or dividing vertical structure. Its thickness is determined by the material, height, and stress. It may be of studding and lath, either…