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Grover Washington, Jr. Biography
Grover Washington, Jr.Age: 56 Grammy Award-winning influential jazz saxophonist who shifted with ease from jazz to pop to R&B to funk. A mainstream and commercial success, Washington…Jeane Kirkpatrick 2006 Deaths
Jeane KirkpatrickAge: 80 first woman to be the American ambassador to the United Nations, and influential member of the National Security Council during President Reagan's first term of…Don Knotts 2006 Deaths
Don KnottsAge: 81 skinny, bug-eyed actor who won five Emmy Awards for his portrayal of the bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show. He also played landlord Ralph Furley on Three…Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Alexanderson Born: 1872 Birthplace: Sweden High frequency alternator—Alexanderson built a high frequency…Michael Moorer
Michael MoorerBorn: Nov. 12, 1967Boxer became first left-hander to win heavyweight title when he scored majority decision over Evander Holyfield on Apr. 22, 1994; lost title to George Foreman…The Watergate Affair
The "-gate" that started it all Watergate is perhaps the most famous scandal of the past century. Even those who don't know the details have heard of it, and every scandal or conspiracy since has…Spark, Dame Muriel
(Encyclopedia) Spark, Dame Muriel, 1918–2006, Scottish novelist, b. Muriel Sarah Camberg. She lived in Edinburgh, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), London, New York, and Rome, and spent her last years in…Stan Getz
Stan Getz had a long career as a saxophone stylist between the 1940s and the 1980s, but he's probably best known for popularizing the bossa nova sound of jazz in the early 1960s, with the hit "The…Donald Fletcher Holmes
Donald Fletcher Holmes Born: 1910 Birthplace: Woodbury, N.J. Polyurethane—The Hanford and Holmes process is the basis…Trending
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