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Bruce Jenner

Bruce JennerBorn: Oct. 28, 1949Track & Field won gold medal in 1976 Olympic decathlon.Hayes JenkinsG - JJackie Jensen

Blanche Bruce

Blanche Kelso Bruce, the son of a black slave and a white plantation owner, was the first African-American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate. Blanche Bruce was born into slavery in Virginia,…

Bruce Willis

Name at birth: Walter WillisonBruce Willis hit it big in Hollywood as the scrappy action hero John McClane in the 1988 terrorists-in-the-skyscraper film Die Hard. He went on to an unusual career of…

Larne

(Encyclopedia) LarneLarnelärn [key], town (1991 pop. 18,224) and district, NE Northern Ireland, on an inlet of the North Channel. The town is a seaport and a tourist center. Metal ores, beef, and…

Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th earl of, 1766–1841, British diplomat. He served on diplomatic missions to Vienna, Brussels, Berlin, and Constantinople. While in Constantinople (1799–1803), he…

Bairnsfather, Bruce

(Encyclopedia) Bairnsfather, BruceBairnsfather, Brucebârnzˈfäᵺər [key], 1888–1959, English illustrator and author, b. India. He served with the British forces in World War I and created the cartoon…

Bannockburn

(Encyclopedia) BannockburnBannockburnbănˈəkbûrnˌ, bănˌəkbûrnˈ [key], moor and parish, Stirling, central Scotland, on the Bannock River. Textiles are manufactured in the parish. In 1314 on the moor, a…

Robert I, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Robert I or Robert the Bruce, 1274–1329, king of Scotland (1306–29). He belonged to the illustrious Bruce family and was the grandson of that Robert the Bruce who in 1290 was an…

Cortelyou, George Bruce

(Encyclopedia) Cortelyou, George BruceCortelyou, George Brucekôrˈtəly&oomacr; [key], 1862–1940, American public official and business executive, b. New York City. He taught school, and after…

Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl ofElgin, James Bruce, 8th earl ofĕlˈgĭn [key], 1811–63, British statesman, son of the 7th earl. He served as governor of Jamaica (1842–46) and in 1847 was…