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O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson
O. J. Simpson 1947– Professional football player, sports commentator At a Glance Read more
John Simpson Chisum John Simpson Chisum
John Simpson Chisum , 1824-84, American cattleman, b. Tennessee. In 1837 he moved with his family to Texas. He had no formal education but worked as a builder and contractor, building the first courthouse in Paris, Tex. In 1854 he entered the cattle business; beginning in 1866, in partnership with... Read more
Mrs Wallis Simpson 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
Ashlee Simpson Ashlee Simpson
Ashlee SimpsonPop singer The daughter of a former Sunday school teacher and Baptist youth minister, singer Ashlee Simpson grew up in a household of high religious values, a superstar older sister, and encouraged opportunity for creativity. Born on October 3, 1984, to mother Tina Simpson (who home... Read more
Elizabeth Inchbald Elizabeth Inchbald
Elizabeth Inchbald , 1753-1821, English author. The daughter of a farmer, Joseph Simpson, she went to London in 1772 to seek her fortune on the stage. The same year she married a fellow actor, Joseph Inchbald. In 1784 she turned from acting to writing. Her plays, moral and sentimental, include I'll... Read more
Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor Simpson Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor Simpson
Wallis Simpson The romance between Wallis Simpson (1896-1986) and the Duke of Windsor caused one of the biggest scandals in the history of the British monarchy. She was a twice-divorced American, and "David," as she called the man who briefly reigned as King Edward VIII, was forced to abdicate... Read more
Saffir-Simpson scale Saffir-Simpson scale
Saffir-Simpson scale , standard scale for rating the severity of hurricanes as a measure of the damage they cause; it is based on observations of numerous North Atlantic Basin hurricanes. First developed in the late 1960s by Herbert Saffir, a structural engineer, to quantity potential damage from... Read more
Simpson Desert Simpson Desert
Simpson Desert c.50,000 sq mi (130,000 sq km), barren region of central Australia, predominantly in the southeastern portion of the Northern Territory, extending S into Queensland and E into South Australia. Long, parallel sand dunes, up to 150 ft (46 m) high and 1,500 ft (457 m) apart, run for... Read more
Sir James Young Simpson Sir James Young Simpson
Sir James Young Simpson 1811-70, Scottish physician, M.D. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1832. He became (1839) professor of medicine and midwifery at Edinburgh. For a while he employed ether anesthesia in childbirth, but soon abandoned its use in favor of chloroform, which he introduced as an anesthetic in... Read more
Jessica Simpson Jessica Simpson
Simpson, Jessica July 10, 1980 • Richardson, Texas Singer Pop star Jessica Simpson's career has been something of a roller coaster ride, rife with stomach-lurching highs and lows and unexpected turns. She began singing Christian music professionally as a preteen and earned a record deal... Read more

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