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Nicholas Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Nicholas Brothers, African-American tap dance team consisting of Fayard Antonio Nicholas, 1914–2006, b. Mobile, Ala., and Harold Lloyd Nicholas, 1921–2000, b. Winston-Walem, N.C.…

Roth, Alvin Elliot

(Encyclopedia) Roth, Alvin Elliot, 1951–, American economist, b. New York City, Ph.D Stanford, 1974. He has been a professor in economics and business administration at the Univ. of Illinois (1974–82…

Riverside

(Encyclopedia) Riverside. 1 City (1990 pop. 226,505), seat of Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1883. One of the fastest growing U.S. cities in the late 20th cent., it is famous for its orange industry.…

Philip VI, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Philip VI, 1293–1350, king of France (1328–50), son of Charles of Valois and grandson of King Philip III. He succeeded his cousin Charles IV, invoking the Salic law to set aside both…

1960 Men's Boxing Medalists

Class   Flyweight (-112 1/2lb) Gyula Török, HUN   Sergey Sivko, URS   Kiyoshi Tanabe, JPN   Abdel Elgiundi, VAR Bantamweight (-119 lb) Oleg Grigoryev, URS   Primo…

Edward Mulhare 1997 Deaths

Edward Mulhare television, film and stage actor Mulhare played the role of Mr. Higgins in Broadway's My Fair Lady more than 1,000 times. On television, he played the testy Capt. Daniel Gregg…

Edward Teller 2003 Deaths

Edward TellerAge: 95 Hungarian-born atomic physicist who helped to establish the nuclear era with his advocacy for and work on the atomic bomb and later the hydrogen bomb. He was widely…

Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards

The comically inept British "ski jumper" by Gerry Brown Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards Related Links 2010 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics…