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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
(Encyclopedia) Abdul-Jabbar, KareemAbdul-Jabbar, Kareemkərēmˈ ăbˈd&oobreve;l jəbärˈ [key], 1947–, American basketball player, b. New York City as Ferdinand Lewis (Lew) Alcindor. At 7 ft 2 in. (…Centralia
(Encyclopedia) Centralia Centralia sĕntrāˈlēə [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 12,182), Clinton and Marion…Sacks
AFCNoMichael McCrary, Sea.13.5Bruce Smith, Buf.13.5Chad Brown, Pit.13.0Michael Sinclair, Sea.13.0Derrick Thomas, KC13.0Alfred Williams, Den.13.0Trace Armstrong, Mia.12.0Willie McGinest, NE9.…Biographies: Radio and Television Personalities
Radio and Television Personalities Ed Sullivan See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links The Emmy® Awards International Consortium of Investigative Journalists…Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Encyclopedia) Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, established in 1805, incorporated in 1806. It is supported by private endowment. The academy grew out of a proposal by Charles…Tyson, Mike
(Encyclopedia) Tyson, Mike (Michael Gerald Tyson), 1966–, American boxer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. At the age of 12, Tyson was sent to reform school, where he began to box. In a whirlwind career begun in…Brooks, Van Wyck
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Van WyckBrooks, Van Wyckvăn wĭkˈ [key], 1886–1963, American critic, b. Plainfield, N.J., grad. Harvard, 1908. His first book, The Wine of the Puritans (1909), presented the…Portland, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Portland. 1 City (1990 pop. 64,358), seat of Cumberland co., SW Maine, situated on a small peninsula and adjacent land, with a large, deepwater harbor on Casco Bay; settled c.1632, set…marines
(Encyclopedia) marines, troops that serve on board ships of war or in conjunction with naval operation. A British marine corps was established in 1664, and the need for skilled riflemen aboard…Nobile, Umberto
(Encyclopedia) Nobile, UmbertoNobile, Umberto&oomacr;mbĕrˈtō nōˈbēlā [key], 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer. He designed the dirigible Norge and piloted it in the…Trending
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