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Havlicek, John J.
(Encyclopedia) Havlicek, John J.Havlicek, John J.hăvˈləchĕk [key], 1940–2019, American basketball player, b. Martins Ferry, Ohio. He attended Ohio State Univ. and was a star forward on the team that…Bream, Julian Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Bream, Julian AlexanderBream, Julian Alexanderbrēm [key], 1933–2020, English guitarist and lutenist. Bream was first taught guitar by his father and studied piano and cello at the…Brooke, Edward William, 3d
(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Edward William, 3d, 1919–2015, U.S. senator (1967–79), b. Washington, D.C. A decorated World War II veteran, he was admitted to the bar in 1948. A Republican, he served (1963–…Brown, Paul Eugene
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Paul Eugene, 1908–91, American football coach, b. Norwalk, Ohio, B.A., Miami Univ., 1925, M.A., Ohio State Univ., 1930. After coaching high school teams, he coached Ohio State (…Butler, Richard Austen
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Richard Austen, 1902–82, British politician. Educated at Cambridge, he entered Parliament in 1929 as a Conservative. As minister of education (1941–45), he piloted through…Butler, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Butler, Walter, 1752?–1781, Loyalist officer in the American Revolution, b. New York State; son of John Butler. He was an officer in his father's Loyalist troop, Butler's Rangers. He…Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
(Encyclopedia) Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in Buffalo, NY in 1935. Since 1940 its home has been the 2,839-seat Kleinhans Music Hall, designed by Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen. Its…Central American Common Market
(Encyclopedia) Central American Common Market (CACM), trade organization envisioned by a 1960 treaty between Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. The treaty established (1961) a…Vida, Marco Girolamo
(Encyclopedia) Vida, Marco GirolamoVida, Marco Girolamomärˈkō jērôˈlämō vēˈdä [key], c.1490–1566, Italian poet, b. Cremona. After joining the humanist court of Pope Leo X, he was given a priory at…Ziegler, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Ziegler, KarlZiegler, Karltsēˈglər [key], 1898–1973, German chemist. Educated at the Univ. of Marburg, he taught at Heidelberg and Halle and for a short period at the Univ. of Chicago…Trending
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