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Fred D. Gray
Fred D. Gray is an Alabama attorney who has been at the center of the fight for racial justice since the Montgomery Bus Boycott of the 1950s. Among his first clients as a lawyer were Claudette…James D. Norris
James D. NorrisBorn: Nov. 6, 1906Boxing promoter and NHL owner president of International Boxing Club from 1949 until U.S. Supreme Court ordered its break-up (for anti-trust violations) in…William D. Coolidge
William D. CoolidgeBorn: 1873Birthplace: Hudson, Mass. Vacuum tube—Coolidge invented ductile tungsten, the filament material still used in incandescent lamps. He also invented the “Coolidge…Charles D. Kelman
Charles D. KelmanBorn: 1930 Cataract Surgery. In 1963, Kelman designed the ultrasonic phacoemulsifier, which liquefies cataracts so they can be removed by suction. The pioneering procedure reduced…Pierre Emil George SALINGER, Congress, CA (1925-2004)
Senate Years of Service: 1964-1964 Party: Democrat SALINGER Pierre Emil George , a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., June 14, 1925; attended San Francisco State College 1942-…Wyeth, N. C.
(Encyclopedia) Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers Wyeth), 1882–1945, American painter and illustrator, b. Needham, Mass., studied with Howard Pyle. Among his many well-known murals are those in the…Murdoch, Dame Iris
(Encyclopedia) Murdoch, Dame Iris (Dame Jean Iris Murdoch)Murdoch, Dame Irismûrˈdŏk [key], 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, b. Dublin, Ireland, grad. Oxford (1942). In 1948 she was named…Brewer's: V. D. M. I. A. E
(Verbum Dei manet in aeternum). The word of God endureth for ever. The inscription on the livery of the servants of the Duke of Saxony and Landgrave of Hesse, the Lutheran princes, at the…Fanon, Frantz Omar
(Encyclopedia) Fanon, Frantz Omar Fanon, Frantz Omar fräNts ômärˈ fänôNˈ [key], 1925–…Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.vŏnˈəgət [key] 1922–2007, American novelist, b. Indianapolis. After serving in World War II, he worked as a police reporter and wrote short…Trending
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