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The Devil's Dictionary: Elegy
by Ambrose Bierce ELECTRICITYELOQUENCEELEGY -n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of humor, the writer aims to produce in the reader's mind the dampest…DAG
NBCTuesday 9:30–10:00 p.m. Cast:David Alan Grier, Delta Burke, Mel Jackson, Stephen Dunham, Emmy Laybourne, and Lea Moreno Young NBC's weaker-than-normal schedule saw the prompt cancellation…Jon Stone Biography
Jon StoneAge: 65 Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and director. Helped create Sesame Street and its favorite characters. Died: March 30, 1997.James “Jimmy” Stewart 1997 DeathsMichel…Brig. Gen. Edwin Van Valkenberg Sutherland Biography
Brig. Gen. Edwin Van Valkenberg SutherlandAge: 82 career Army officer and scholar. Fought Germans in World War II and later headed English Department at West Point. Died: Jan. 6, 1997.Michel…George Miller 2003 Deaths
George MillerAge: 61 stand-up comedian who appeared on Late Night with David Letterman 56 times, more than any other comic. Died: Los Angeles, March 5, 2003Doug MichelsM - QPaul Monash…Stephen Ailes 2001 Deaths
Stephen AilesAge: 89 attorney and government official who served as secretary of the Army from 1964 to 1965, when U.S. combat troops began entering South Vietnam.Died: Bethesda, Md., June 30…John Pingel Biography
John PingelAge: 82 All-American halfback at Michigan State in 1938; led Spartans to their first bowl game, a 6-0 loss to Auburn in the 1938 Orange Bowl; member of the National Football…Timothy Joseph PENNY, Congress, MN (1951)
PENNY Timothy Joseph , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minn., November 19, 1951; graduated from Kiester High School, Kiester, Minn, 1969; B.A., Winona State…Robert Merton 2003 Deaths
Robert MertonAge: 92 sociologist who studied subjects ranging from the mass media to the behavior of scientists. He developed the concepts “self-fulfilling prophecy” and “deviant behavior.”…Tommie Agee 2001 Deaths
Tommie AgeeAge: 58 N.Y. Mets center fielder best remembered for his two spectacular catches in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series to preserve a 5-0 victory en route to a 4-1 series upset of…Trending
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