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George Washington's Farewell Address
Given on Saturday, September 17, 1796 The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually…George V. Higgins, Biography
George V. Higgins,Age: 59 prolific novelist who parlayed his experience as a prosecutor into a series of dialogue-heavy crime novels set in Boston. He's best known for 1972's The Friends of…George (Whitey) Kurowski Biography
George (Whitey) KurowskiAge: 81 St. Louis Cardinals third baseman whose ninth inning home run in Game 5 of the 1942 World Series earned St. Louis its fourth world championship; played from…George Jackson 2000 Deaths
George JacksonAge: 42 media executive who began his career in film, moved to the music industry, and finally onto the Internet, where he created the Urban Box Office Network, a group of sites…George Ryan, 2000 News
Republican governor of Illinois, imposed a moratorium on executions in Jan., citing a “shameful record of convicting innocent people and putting them on death row.” Ryan said since 1977, 13…George Segal 2000 Deaths
George SegalAge: 75 premier pop-art sculptor known for his tableaux of life-sized white plaster human figures placed in everyday situations. Unlike other pop artists, Segal produced…George William Childs Biography
George William Childspublisher, philanthropistBorn: 1829Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Having begun his career when he opened a Philadelphia bookstore in 1847, he soon expanded into publishing.…Harry George Ferguson Biography
Harry George FergusoninventorBorn: 11/4/1884Birthplace: Dromore, County Down, Ireland He began working in his own business at age 16 in Belfast, and went on to build his own airplane, making…George Huntington Hartford Biography
George Huntington HartfordretailerBorn: 1833Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Hartford worked in stores in Boston and St. Louis before heading to New York City, where he and George F. Gilman opened…George A. Hormel Biography
George A. HormelmeatpackerBorn: 1860Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y. Hormel settled in Austin, Minnesota after working throughout the Midwest, opening the George A. Hormel and Company meat packing…Trending
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