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Robert Heath Dennard

Born: 1932Birthplace: Terrell, Tex. One-transistor dynamic random access memory—Dr. Dennard's invention of DRAM, most often called RAM, was a core development in today's computer industry and is…

Closest Super Bowls of All Time: XXXVI

Jennie Wood 1. XXV 2. XLVII 3. XLII 4. XXXIX 5. XXXVIII 6. XXXVI 7. V 8. XLVI 9. XLIII 10. XXIII 11. XIII 12. X XXXVI New England Patriots defeat St. Louis Rams, 20-17, 2001 Season…

Yazoo City

(Encyclopedia) Yazoo City, city (1990 pop. 12,427), seat of Yazoo co., W central Miss., on the Yazoo River; inc. 1830. It is a trade, processing, and industrial center in a cotton, cattle, and…

Davangere

(Encyclopedia) Davangere Davangere däˈvəng–gĕrĕ [key], city, Karnataka state, SW India. It is on the Bengaluru-Pune…

Ramusio, Giambattista

(Encyclopedia) Ramusio, GiambattistaRamusio, Giambattistajämˌbät–tēˈstä räm&oobreve;ˈzyō [key], 1485–1557, Italian editor and compiler, b. Treviso. He served in diplomatic posts for the Venetian…

Dehradun

(Encyclopedia) Dehradun Dehradun dârˈəd&oomacr;n [key], city, capital of Uttarakhand state, N central India…

Atreus

(Encyclopedia) AtreusAtreusāˈtrēəs [key], in Greek mythology, the son of Pelops and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He vied with his brother Thyestes for the throne of Mycenae. When Thyestes…

Deacon Jones

Born: Dec. 9, 1938Football DE 5-time All-Pro (1965-69) with LA Rams; unofficially 3rd all-time in NFL sacks with 1731/2 in 14 years.

Narayan, R. K.

(Encyclopedia) Narayan, R. K. (Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan)Narayan, R. K.nərīˈyän [key], 1906–2001, Indian novelist, b. Madras (now Chennai). Narayan, who wrote in English, published his first…

Norm Van Brocklin

Born: Mar. 15, 1926Football QB-P led NFL in passing 3 times and punting twice; led LA Rams (1951) and Philadelphia (1960) to NFL titles; MVP in 1960.Died: May 2, 1983