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Tom Thumb by the Brothers Grimm

Tom Thumb A poor woodman sat in his cottage one night, smoking his pipe by the fireside, while his wife sat by his side spinning. 'How lonely it is, wife,' said he, as he puffed out a long…

Tom Fears 2000 Deaths

Tom FearsAge: 76 former Los Angeles Rams wideout (1948-56) whose precise button-hook routes made him one of pro football's best receivers; had 84 catches in 1950; caught three TDs in 1950…

Tom Landry 2000 Deaths

Tom LandryAge: 75 Dallas Cowboys coach who led “America's Team” to five Super Bowl appearances and is best remembered for pacing the Texas Stadium sidelines in a suit and fedora hat; coached…

Tom Loftin Johnson Biography

Tom Loftin Johnsonbusinessman, U.S. representative, mayorBorn: 1854Birthplace: near Georgetown, Ky. He spent the early part of his career runningg streetcars in Louisville, where he came in…

Tom Gentry 1998 Deaths

Tom GentryAge: 67 offshore speedboat racer who set several world records before a crash at the 1994 Key West World Offshore Championship left him hospitalized and in a coma; just a month…

Tom Neville 1998 Deaths

Tom NevilleAge: 36 a 350-pound NFL offensive lineman with Green Bay and San Francisco from 1986-92; was shot dead by police after escaping from a psychiatric hospital (where he had spent the…

Tom Bradley 1998 Deaths

Tom BradleyAge: 80 former mayor of Los Angeles, first elected in 1973. He presided over two decades of city's explosive growth. Died: Sept. 29, 1998.Owen BradleyA - FF. Cecil Brenner

Tom Novak 1998 Deaths

Tom NovakAge: 72 only four-time all-conference selection in Nebraska football history; played fullback and center and nicknamed "Train Wreck" for his hard hits; elected to Nebraska Football…

Tom O'Horgan Biography

theater directorDied: January 11, 2009 (Florida, USA) Best Known as: director of "Hair" Tom O'Horgan, an innovative stage and screen director,…

Tom Ridge, 2001 News

former governor of Pennsylvania, was named director of the Office of Homeland Security by President Bush in the wake of September's terrorist attacks. In his cabinet-level position, Ridge is…