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The Ramones
The Ramones Rock group For the Record… Rock Stardom the Only Escape Became a Sensation at CBGB Sold-Out but Hitless 1990s Renaissance Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Selected discography Selected writings Sources In the often harsh, sometimes unjust world of popular... Read more |
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Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige (Leroy Paige) , 1906-82, American baseball player, b. Mobile, Ala. Celebrated for his wit and extraordinary pitching ability, he became legendary while barnstorming in the Negro baseball leagues prior to the integration (1947) of the major leagues. He played in as many as 2,500 games... Read more |
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Hall of Fame for Great Americans
Hall of Fame for Great Americans national shrine, on the campus of Bronx Community College of the City Univ. of New York, Bronx, New York City; est. 1900. The Hall of Fame, a 630-ft (192-m) colonnade resting on a corridor above a terrace, was instituted by New York Univ. Chancellor Henry M.... Read more |
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Hallmark Cards Inc
Hallmark Cards, Inc. EARLY HISTORY HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, RETAIL SHOPS, AMBASSADOR CARDS ACQUISITIONS: 1979–89 Read more |
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Lou Reed
Lou Reed Singer, songwriter Velvet Tones Challenging His Audience Loss, Recovery, Reunion Hall of Fame and Reeling Selected discography Sources A 1995 story in Interviewdeclared, |
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson), 1930-2004, African-American musician and composer, b. Albany, Ga. Blinded at age seven, he was raised in Florida and at 16 began singing in a local hillbilly group. Two years later he moved to Seattle, where he formed his own trio. Charles rose to fame in the... Read more |
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Tony Gwynn
Tony Gwynn 1960- American baseball player Tony Gwynn is one of the greatest players and most prolific hitters in major league baseball history, ranking with Ted Williams and Stan Musial for batting average. Finishing his twenty-year career with the San Diego Padres at age forty-one in 2001, he... Read more |
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Stanley Frank Musial
Stanley Frank Musial , 1920-, American baseball player, b. Donora, Pa. At 17 he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League, and after three years in the minor leagues joined (1941) the Cardinals. One of the game's great hitters, "Stan the Man" won the National League batting... Read more |
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Edward Hall
Edward Hall 1499?-1547, English chronicler. He wrote The Union of the Noble and Ilustre Famelies of Lancastre and York (1548), usually called Hall's Chronicle. A glorification of the Tudors, it is important for the light it sheds on social life early in the reign of Henry VIII and for the use... Read more |
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Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby (William Henry Cosby, Jr.) , 1937-, American actor, b. Philadelphia. He became known as a comedian and was subsequently the first African-American actor to star in a dramatic series on television ( I Spy, 1965-68). He has since starred in several television series, most notably the... Read more |
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STAN SHIH INDUCTED INTo CRN INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME...
AAP General News (Australia) 11-16-1999 STAN SHIH INDUCTED INTo CRN INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME... STAN SHIH INDUCTED INTO ... |
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STAN SHIH INDUCTED INTo CRN INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME
AAP General News (Australia) 11-16-1999 STAN SHIH INDUCTED INTo CRN INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME STAN SHIH INDUCTED INTO ... |
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Acer Group: Stan Shih Inducted into CRN Industry Hall of Fame; First Asian to...
...PRNewswire/ -- Stan Shih, Acer Group chairman and CEO, was inducted into the third annual...Reseller News (CRN) Industry Hall of Fame, an honor that...Museum in Boston. Shih ... |