Final AP Top 25Bowl GamesDiv. 1–A Conference ChampsHeisman Trophy VotingOther Major Award WinnersConsensus All-America Team If NCAA officials were undecided as to whether some type of bowl alliance…
Nick McDonaldAge: 76 Dallas police officer who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald in a movie theater shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy. Died: Hot Springs, Ark., Jan. 27, 2005Eugene…
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Freddie Mercury
(Farookh Bulsara)
musician, bandleader, singer
Born: 9/5/1946
Birthplace: Zanzibar, Zanzibar
Lead singer and driving force behind the band Queen, Mercury died in 1991 of AIDS.…
Johnny Mercer(John Herndon Mercer)lyricist, songwriterBorn: 11/18/1909Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia This prolific lyricist wrote words for some of the most memorable songs of the 1940s and 1950s,…
Johnny Mercer(John Herndon Mercer)lyricist, songwriterBorn: 11/18/1909Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia This prolific lyricist wrote words for some of the most memorable songs of the 1940s and 1950s,…
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