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Franklin CoverAge: 77 actor who played Tom Willis, the white man married to a black woman, on The Jeffersons. Died: Englewood, N.J., Feb. 5, 2006William CowsillA - FIva Toguri D'Aquino…Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry
(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry, 1819–92, American naval officer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Appointed midshipman in 1833, he served in the Mexican War. In the Civil War he took part in the…Apalachee
(Encyclopedia) ApalacheeApalacheeăpˌəlăchˈē [key], tribe of Native North Americans once centered about Apalachee Bay, NW Florida, belonging to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic…fuller's earth
(Encyclopedia) fuller's earth, mineral substance characterized by the property of absorbing basic colors and removing them from oils. It is composed mainly of alumina, silica, iron oxides, lime,…Buell, Abel
(Encyclopedia) Buell, AbelBuell, Abelby&oomacr;ˈəl [key], 1742–1822, American silversmith, engraver, and type founder, b. Killingworth, Conn. He engraved a number of maps, including maps of the…Carolina parakeet
(Encyclopedia) Carolina parakeet, small, long-tailed bird, Canuropsis carolinensis, now believed extinct. The Carolina parakeet was the northernmost representative of the parrot family. It had green…vegetable
(Encyclopedia) vegetable, term originally used for any plant, now the name for many food plants, most of them annuals, and for their edible parts. There is no clear botanical distinction between…Wambach, Abby
(Encyclopedia) Wambach, Abby (Mary Abigail Wambach)Wambach, Abbywämˈbäk [key], 1980–, American soccer player, b. Rochester, N.Y. A forward, she was the all-time leading scorer for the Univ. of…John Fiedler 2005 Deaths
John FiedlerAge: 80 actor best known for providing the voice to Piglet in the Winnie-the-Pooh movies. He also appeared in Broadway's A Raisin in the Sun and the film Twelve Angry Men. Died:…Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1902–74, American aviator
(Encyclopedia) Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1902–74, American aviator who made the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight, b. Detroit; son of Charles A. Lindbergh (1859–1924). He left the Univ. of…Trending
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