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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Rock group Combining the dejected airs of the blues with punk's sneering energy, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion makes records that are often ignored by commercial radio but adored by critics and a hardcore legion of fans alike. Spencer leads his band, together... Read more |
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Spencer Gore
Gore, Spencer (1878–1914). British painter of landscapes, music-hall scenes, interiors, and occasional still-lifes. He was born in Epsom, Surrey, into a distinguished family: his father, Spencer Walter Gore, a surveyor by profession, was a famous sportsman (he won the first Wimbledon tennis... Read more |
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Lobengula
Lobengula , c.1833-94, king of Matabeleland (now in Zimbabwe). After succeeding his father (1870), he tried to turn aside the approaches of European colonizers. In 1888, however, under pressure from Cecil Rhodes , he ceded his mineral rights in exchange for small payment, and Rhodes used those... Read more |
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Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister 1929- English track and field athlete In 1954, Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes. A noted British runner, he won the British mile championships in 1951, 1953, and 1954, and also won the Empire championship in 1954. In addition, he won... Read more |
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Ted Williams
Ted Williams (Theodore Samuel Williams), 1918-2002, American baseball player, b. San Diego, Calif. At the age of 17 he began playing professional ball with the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. In 1938 he tried out with the Boston Red Sox in spring training, and a year later he joined... Read more |
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Mrs Wallis Simpson
Simpson, Mrs Wallis (1896–1986). Wife of Edward, duke of Windsor. Born into a Baltimore family, Bessie Wallis Warfield first married an aviator, Earl Winfield Spencer, but his fondness for drink led to separation and ultimately divorce. Mrs Spencer travelled the world, but on... Read more |
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John Spencer
SPENCER, John 1946– PERSONAL Original name, John Speshock; born Dece... Read more |
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