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Walter Jerry Payton
Walter Jerry Payton 1954-99, American football player, b. Columbia, Miss. He played at Jackson State College (now Jackson State Univ.) in Mississippi before being drafted as a running back by the Chicago Bears in 1975. He spent his entire career with the Bears and set many records, including... Read more |
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rush
rush name for tall, grasslike plants of various families, many of which have hollow stems. The true rushes belong to the family Juncaceae, one of the oldest families of plants, closely related to the family Liliaceae ( lily family). Most rushes grow in swamps. Among them are the common or bog rush... Read more |
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Peter Frampton
Peter FramptonSinger, songwriter, guitarist For Peter Frampton, fame came unexpectedly in 1976 with the release of the live album Frampton Comes Alive!, which succeeded in delivering what his studio recordings had not: the zeal of an immensely talented musician. The media, rushing to explain the... Read more |
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Tony Dorsett
Tony Dorsett 1954- American football player At just five-feet-ten-inches and 188 pounds dripping wet, Tony Dorsett didn't appear cut out to be a good running back. However, he spent four spectacular years at the University of Pittsburgh and twelve seasons in the National Football... Read more |
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Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber1975– Professional football player, sportscaster Tiki Barber has set standards for professional athletes both on and off the field. Barber joined the New York Giants as a running back in 1997 and became one of the team's brightest stars. By the 2000 season, when the team went to the... Read more |
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Richard Rush
RUSH, RICHARD Richard Rush served as U.S. attorney general from 1814 to 1817. Although he was recognized as an able lawyer, Rush's greatest contributions came in the field of diplomacy. He negotiated treaties that demilitarized the Great Lakes and set the northernmost boundaries between the United... Read more |
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Otis Rush
Otis Rush Guitarist, singer For the Record… The Birth of the West Side Sound The Great Blues Revival King of the “Singing String” Selected discography Sources A stinging guitar vibrato and gospel-like voice are the definitive trademarks of bluesman Otis Rush. One of the... Read more |
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William Rush
William Rush 1756-1833, American sculptor, one of the earliest in the country, b. Philadelphia. His wood carvings, clay models, and figureheads were famous in their day. Of his other works, carved in wood, the statue of George Washington is in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and a bronze replica... Read more |
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James Andrew Rushing
Jimmy Rushing Singer For the Record… Selected discography Sources Best known as “Mister Five by Five”—an affectionate reference to his diminutive height and considerable girth—Jimmy Rushing established himself as one of the greatest singers in the history of jazz.... Read more |
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Klondike Gold Rush 1896-1899
The Klondike Gold Rush Sources Finding Gold.In the summer of 1897 Americans caught gold fever. Nothing captured the American male’s search for manly adventure, rugged individualism, and money as the Klondike gold rush. In July the first tattered gold-laden... Read more |
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Football: PIPPO LEAVES REDS IN RUINS; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL... Greek god...
...scrambled a goal back in a frantic...twisting, cobbled back streets. Amid...of dreams, an intoxicating cocktail of raw passion...pinning Milan back and even providing...the Spaniard come that when his...suffered a similar ... |
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Football: PIPPO LEAVES REDS IN RUINS; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL... Greek god...
...twisting, cobbled back streets. Amidst...theatre of dreams, an intoxicating cocktail of raw passion and...minutes, pinning Milan back and even providing...had the Spaniard come that when his effort...suffered a similar rush ... |
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Eyes on the Guise
...could easily come across the...mention it if the cocktail napkins weren...t bear the intoxicating perfume of...trappings can come off pretentious...no one will rush you through...snackbar, and cocktails and dinner ... |
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...Green Grow the Rushes Karen D. Singh...tradition of rush flooring is alive...Rushmatters are made of rushes harvested from...are woven on back-strap looms...All fabrics come in standard lengths...its namesake cocktail, the ... |
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Hot to TROT ; Aruba's horse trails rival its celebrated beaches for scenery,...
...horses and humans come together there...to me, you go back to the beach, have another cocktail. Bye, bye...This laid-back, yee- hah gait...century gold rush, pirates used...your hair was intoxicating. So I did it, without ... |
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HOT TO TROT
...horses and humans come together there...listen to me you go back to the beach, have another cocktail. Bye, bye...This laid-back, yee-hah gait...century gold rush, pirates used...your hair was intoxicating. So I did it - ... |