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Cudahy, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Cudahy, MichaelCudahy, Michaelkŭdˈəhēˌ [key], 1841–1910, American meat packer, b. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. He went (1849) to Milwaukee and after 1856 worked for meatpacking firms. In the…

Kirkpatrick, Jeane Duane Jordan

(Encyclopedia) Kirkpatrick, Jeane Duane JordanKirkpatrick, Jeane Duane Jordankûrkpăˈtrĭk, kûrpăˈ– [key], 1926–2006, U.S. public official, b. Duncan, Okla. Originally a Democrat, she was professor of…

Pupin, Michael Idvorsky

(Encyclopedia) Pupin, Michael IdvorskyPupin, Michael Idvorskypy&oomacr;pēnˈ [key], 1858–1935, American physicist and inventor, b. Idvor, Hungary (now in Serbia), grad. Columbia (B.A., 1883). He…

Gatling, Richard Jordan

(Encyclopedia) Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818–1903, American inventor, b. Winton, N.C. He invented agricultural implements, which he manufactured in St. Louis, and then studied medicine in Indiana and…

Innes, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Innes, Michael, pseud. of John Innes Mackintosh Stewart, 1906–94, British writer and scholar, b. near Edinburgh. From 1969 to 1973 he was a reader in English literature at Oxford.…

Bennett, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Bennett, Michael, 1943–87, American dancer and choreographer, b. Buffalo, N.Y. He appeared in West Side Story and Subways Are for Sleeping. During the 1970s, he was one of the most…

Jordan, Marian

radio actress, Molly of Fibber McGee and MollyBirthplace: Peoria, Ill.Born: 1898Died: 1961

Jordan: Kings

Kings Abdullah I, emir (1921–1946), king (1946–1951) Naif, regent (1951) Talal (1951–1952) Hussein (1952–1999) Hassan, regent (1998–1999) Abdullah II (1999– )      

Crossing Jordan

NBCMonday 10:00–11:00 p.m.Cast:Jill Hennessy, Ken Howard, Miguel Ferrar Combine Providence, CSI, and Quincy, M.E. and you have Crossing Jordan. Well sort of. The show is less cloying than…

Thomas Jordan JARVIS, Congress, NC (1836-1915)

Senate Years of Service: 1894-1895 Party: Democrat JARVIS Thomas Jordan , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Jarvisburg, Currituck County, N.C., January 18, 1836; received his early…