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Bette Davis
Name at birth: Ruth Elizabeth DavisTart-tongued and independent, Bette Davis was one of America's biggest movies stars in the years surrounding World War II. After several supporting roles in the…Wendy Davis
Name at birth: Wendy RussellDemocrat Wendy Davis is a Texas state senator who made national headlines in 2012 with a filibuster aimed at preventing the passage of a bill limiting abortions. Although…Davies, Mary Carolyn (Mrs. Leland Davis)
Davies, Mary Carolyn (Mrs. Leland Davis)[?](3)Miss Davies was born and educated in California and came to New York from her home in that state, where she soon began to attract attention by…Davis, Gray
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Gray (Joseph Graham Davis, Jr.), 1942–, U.S. politician, b. the Bronx, N.Y. A graduate of Stanford Univ. (1964) and Columbia Univ. Law School (1967), he entered the army and…Davis Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Davis Mountains, W Tex., SE of El Paso. Old Baldy, 8,382 ft (2,555 m), is the highest peak. Forested slopes, springs, and deep canyons attract tourists. On the summit of Mt. Locke, 6,…Douglas, Donald Wills
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Donald Wills, 1892–1981, aviation pioneer and aerospace executive, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1914. He helped design the first wind tunnel…Davis, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Mount, peak, 3,213 ft (979 m) high, SW Pa., in the Alleghenies; highest point in Pennsylvania.Davis Cup
(Encyclopedia) Davis Cup: see tennis.Davys, John
(Encyclopedia) Davys, John: see Davis, John.Davis, Angela Yvonne
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Angela Yvonne, 1944–, African-American political activist, b. Birmingham, Ala. She taught philosophy (1969–70) at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, until she was finally…Trending
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