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Year Player, team No. 1876 George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics 5 1877 George…astatine
(Encyclopedia) astatineastatineăsˈtətēn, –tĭn [key] [Gr.,=unstable], semimetallic radioactive chemical element; symbol At; at. no. 85; at. wt. of most stable isotope 210; m.p. 302℃ (estimated); b.p.…Marcuse, Herbert
(Encyclopedia) Marcuse, HerbertMarcuse, Herbertmärk&oomacr;ˈzə [key], 1898–1979, U.S. political philosopher, b. Berlin. He was educated at the Univ. of Freiburg and with Theodore Adorno and Max…John of Brienne
(Encyclopedia) John of BrienneJohn of Briennebrēĕnˈ [key], c.1170–1237, French crusader. He was a count and in 1210 married Mary, titular queen of Jerusalem. Mary died in 1212, and their daughter,…Tati, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Tati, JacquesTati, Jacqueszhäk tätēˈ [key], 1907–82, French film writer, director, and actor, b. Jacques Tatischeff. As a semiprofessional rugby player, he entertained his teammates…Adrian IV, pope
(Encyclopedia) Adrian IV, d. 1159, pope (1154–59), an Englishman (the only English pope), b. Nicholas Breakspear at Langley, near St. Albans. He was successor of Anastasius IV. At an early age he…Borges, Jorge Luis
(Encyclopedia) Borges, Jorge LuisBorges, Jorge Luishôrˈhā l&oomacr;ēsˈ bôrˈhās [key], 1899–1986, Argentine poet, critic, and short-story writer, b. Buenos Aires. Borges has been widely hailed as…Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
Director:Errol MorrisLions Gate Films; PG-13; 91 minutesRelease:12/99With:Fred Leuchter Documentarian Errol Morris' interest in American pathology takes a sharp turn toward the personal in Mr…Fred Allan HARTLEY, Jr., Congress, NJ (1902-1969)
HARTLEY Fred Allan, Jr. , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Harrison, Hudson County, N.J., February 22, 1902; attended the public schools, Rutgers Prep, and Rutgers University, New…Abram Poindexter MAURY, Congress, TN (1801-1848)
MAURY Abram Poindexter , a Representative from Tennessee; born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., December 26, 1801; completed preparatory studies and was editor of a newspaper in St. Louis…Trending
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