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Brennan, William Joseph, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Brennan, William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1956–90), b. Newark, N.J. After receiving his law degree from Harvard, he practiced law in Newark.…

Sessions, William Steele

(Encyclopedia) Sessions, William Steele, 1930–2020, U.S. government official, b. Fort Smith, Ark. After serving in the U.S. air force (1951–55), he attended Baylor Univ. (B.A. 1956, LL.B. 1958). A…

Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st ViscountStair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscountdălrĭmˈpəl, dălˈrĭmpəl [key], 1619–95, Scottish jurist. A student and then a regent of the Univ. of Glasgow, he…

Ibzan

(Encyclopedia) IbzanIbzanĭbˈzăm [key], in the Bible, judge of Israel.

Lewis, Lennox

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Lennox (Lennox Claudis Lewis), 1965–, British-Canadian boxer. Born in London, England, to Jamaican parents, Lewis had a troubled childhood and followed his mother to Canada at…

Soderbergh, Steven

(Encyclopedia) Soderbergh, Steven (Steven Andrew Soderbergh), 1963–, American film director, b. Atlanta, Ga. After making short films and documentaries, he scored a commercial success with sex, lies…

Ehud

(Encyclopedia) EhudEhudēˈhəd [key]. In the Bible, judge of Israel. He delivered Israel from Moab.

Memorable Olympic Moments: Nadia Comaneci

Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci achieves perfection in 1976 by Mike Morrison Nadia Comaneci performs at the Montreal Olympics in 1976. (Source:AP) Related Links Olympics…

Tola

(Encyclopedia) TolaTolatōˈlə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Issachar. 2 Judge of Israel.

Eli

(Encyclopedia) EliEliēˈlī [key], in the Bible, high priest and judge of Israel, teacher of the boy Samuel.