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Michael Skakel, 2002 News

nephew of Ethel Kennedy, was found guilty in June by a Connecticut jury of the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley. Skakel was 15 when Moxley, also 15, was found bludgeoned to death outside her…

Stewart, Martha

(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Martha, 1941–, American entrepeneur and tastemaker, b. Jersey City, N.J., as Martha Helen Kostyra, grad. Barnard College (1963). Moving to Westport, Conn., she started (1976)…

Timeline of Kennedy Tragedies

by Beth Rowen Read about the many tragedies that have struck the Kennedy family, including John Kennedy's assassination and the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy in a…

Martha

(Encyclopedia) Martha, in the New Testament, friend of Jesus, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. In Christian literature, Martha has been a symbol of the active, as opposed to the contemplative,…

Martha's Vineyard

(Encyclopedia) Martha's VineyardMartha's Vineyardvĭnˈyərd [key], island (1990 est. pop. 8,900), c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), SE Mass., separated from the Elizabeth Islands and Cape Cod by Vineyard and…

Washington, Martha

(Encyclopedia) Washington, Martha, 1731–1802, wife of George Washington, b. New Kent co., Va. The daughter of John Dandridge and Frances Jones Dandridge, she first married (1749) Daniel Parke Custis…

Raye, Martha

(Margie Yvonne Reed) comedienne, actressBirthplace: Butte, Mont.Born: 1916Died: 1994

Scott, Martha

actressBirthplace: Jamesport, Mo.Born: 1914Died: 2003

Brewer's: Martha

(St.), patron saint of good housewives, is represented in Christian art as clad in homely costume, bearing at her girdle a bunch of keys, and holding a ladle or pot of water in her hand.…