Don AdamsAge: 82 actor who played the charming yet inept secret agent Maxwell Smart on television’s Get Smart, which ran from 1969 to 1970. Died: Los Angeles, Sept. 25, 2005A - FEddie Albert…
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respected former U.S. senator, helped Northern Ireland reach an historic peace agreement after serving as moderator in 22 months of talks. Although he was considered a bland politician, as…
Gary AdamsAge: 56 founder of the Taylor Made Golf Co. in 1979 and golf club innovator known as “the father of the metal wood”; National Golf Foundation Man of the Year in 1984; honored by PGA…
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(Encyclopedia) Edwards, Edwin Washington,
1927-2021, American politician, b. Avoyelles Parish, near
Marksville, La., Louisiana State Univ. Law Center…
(Encyclopedia) Cattermole, George, 1800–1868, English watercolor painter and illustrator. His subject matter was varied, and his works were popular during his lifetime. He painted picturesque scenes…
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Senate Years of Service: 1897-1901; 1901-1903
Party: Silver Republican; Democrat TURNER George , a Senator from Washington; born in Edina, Knox County, Mo., February
25, 1850; attended the common…
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