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Fred LaRue 2004 Deaths

Fred LaRueAge: 75 aide to President Nixon who served 136 days in jail for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. He paid the burglars who broke into the Democratic National Committee…

Fred Whipple 2004 Deaths

Fred WhippleAge: 97 rocket scientist whose “dirty snowball theory” suggested that comets are made of ice and rock. He invented a thin shield of metal, called the Whipple shield, to protect…

Fred Ebb 2004 Deaths

Fred EbbAge: 76 lyricist who, with partner John Kander, penned some of Broadway's most memorable scores, including Cabaret, Woman of the Year, and Kiss of the Spider Woman, all of which…

Fred Korematsu 2005 Deaths

Fred KorematsuAge: 86 welder who was arrested in 1942 when he refused to go to an internment camp for Japanese Americans. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld his conviction in 1944. In 1983 a…

Hugh WILLIAMSON, Congress, NC (1735-1819)

WILLIAMSON Hugh , a Delegate and a Representative from North Carolina; born on Oterara Creek, in West Nottingham Township, Pa., December 5, 1735; attended the common schools; prepared for college…

John Newton WILLIAMSON, Congress, OR (1855-1943)

WILLIAMSON John Newton , a Representative from Oregon; born near Junction City, Lane County, Oreg., November 8, 1855; attended the country schools; attended Willamette University, Salem, Oreg.;…

William WILLIAMSON, Congress, SD (1875-1972)

WILLIAMSON William , a Representative from South Dakota; born near New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa, October 7, 1875; moved with his parents to Plankinton, Aurora County, S.Dak., in 1882; attended…

Black Football Players

Notable African-American Track and Field Athletes   Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials…

Golden Dawn, Hermetic Order of the

(Encyclopedia) Golden Dawn, Hermetic Order of the, occult-oriented fraternal organization established by the Freemasons in England (1888), led by S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1854–1917). The order's…