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Hardee, William Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Hardee, William Joseph, 1815–73, American army officer, Confederate general, b. Camden co., Ga. A graduate of West Point, he served with distinction in the Mexican War and compiled…Black, Eugene Robert
(Encyclopedia) Black, Eugene Robert, 1898–1992, American financier, b. Atlanta, grad. Univ. of Georgia (B.A., 1917). After serving in the navy during World War I and working at the investment firm…Wheeler, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Wheeler, Joseph, 1836–1906, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Augusta, Ga. He resigned from the U.S. army in Apr., 1861, to fight for the Confederacy. He commanded a…Torre, Joe
(Encyclopedia) Torre, Joe (Joseph Paul Torre, Jr.), 1940–, American baseball player and manager, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Torre first played major league ball as a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves (1960–68…Portman, John Calvin, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Portman, John Calvin, Jr., 1924–2017, American architect and developer, b. Walhalla, S.C., grad. Georgia Institute of Technology (1950). In the 1960s and 70s, he radically changed the…Selig, Bud
(Encyclopedia) Selig, Bud (Allan H. Selig), 1934–, American baseball executive, b. Milwaukee, grad. Univ. of Wisconsin (1956). After serving in the army, he inherited his father's car dealership,…Du Bois, W. E. B.
(Encyclopedia) Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt Du Bois)Du Bois, W. E. B.dəboisˈ [key], 1868–1963, American civil-rights leader and author, b. Great Barrington, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A…1996 Summer Olympic Final Medal Standings
National Medal Standings are not recognized by the IOC. The unofficial point totals are based on three points for every gold medal, two for each silver and one for each bronze. G S…1996 Summer Olympics Leading Medal Winners
(*) indicates at least one medal earned as preliminary member of eventual medal-winning relay team. USA medalists in bold type. Men No Sport G-S-B 6 Alexei Nemov, RUS…1996 Women's Olympic Synchronized Swimming Medalists
50-meter Freestyle Time 1 Amy Van Dyken, USA 24.87 2 Le Jingyi, CHN 24.90 3 Sandra Volker, GER 25.14 100-meter Freestyle Time 1 Le Jingyi,…Trending
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