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Percy, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Percy, Thomas, 1729–1811, English antiquary and churchman, b. Shropshire. In 1782 he became Protestant bishop of Dromore (Ireland). He achieved literary fame as the editor of the…

Moses, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Moses, Robert, 1888–1981, U.S. public official, b. New Haven, Conn. He was appointed (1919) by Alfred E. Smith to the committee to study and revamp New York state government machinery…

The House of Representatives — 110th Congress

In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009. See also: Current and…

David L. Smith, 1999 News

30, computer programmer, was arrested in April for launching Melissa, the computer virus that wreaked havoc with email systems nationwide in March. Smith was charged with interfering with…

Mary Bunting-Smith 1998 Deaths

Mary Bunting-SmithAge: 87 microbiologist who was president of Radcliffe from 1959–1972.Died: January 21, 1998.Beryl BrydenA - FDavid Cadena

Tommy "T.J." Smith 1998 Deaths

Tommy "T.J." SmithAge: 79 Australia's winningest racehorse trainer in history; won the Sydney trainers' partnership 33 years in succession and won every major race on the Australian racing…

Buffalo Bob Smith 1998 Deaths

“Buffalo Bob” SmithAge: 80 beloved, cowboy-suited host of TV's The Howdy Doody Show for all of its 13 seasons.Died: July 30, 1998.Frank SinatraR - ZJoeseph “Papa Joe” Smith Sr.

Benjamin N. Smith, 1999 News

21, white supremacist, went on a shooting spree over the Fourth of July weekend, targeting minorities in Bloomington, Ind., and Chicago. He shot and killed Ricky Byrdsong, 43, an African-…

Howard K. Smith 2002 Deaths

Howard K. SmithAge: 87 opinionated broadcast journalist who covered WWII, the Nuremberg trials, the cold war, and the civil rights protests of the 1960s. In 1960 he moderated the first…