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1580:2021 deaths
1575:1934 births
1491:R. P. Smith
1476:Westerfield
1335:E. E. Smith
677:Appearances
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378:(1998–2001)
1569:Categories
1122:Huddleston
845:1993–1998
817:1989–1992
792:1992–1993
765:1981–1985
738:1979–1981
713:1998–2001
469:References
229:Occupation
174:1934-09-11
82:newspapers
1360:Crossland
1202:Stromayer
1148:Sanderson
1115:Alexander
1099:McManaway
911:Hollister
372:(1993–98)
366:(1992–93)
360:(1989–92)
354:(1981–85)
348:(1979–81)
156:Indonesia
1554:McCarthy
1545:(acting)
1542:Boulware
1413:Mitchell
1195:Kendrick
1104:McKinley
1089:Kimelman
1059:Thurston
1054:Newbegin
1034:DeCourcy
936:Douglass
931:Thompson
926:Williams
921:Langston
233:Diplomat
204:Malaysia
112:May 2015
1501:Perkins
1481:Manfull
1461:Mathews
1395:Francis
1385:Johnson
1375:Buckner
1325:Hopkins
1163:Mulrean
1064:Timmons
1039:Travers
1029:Tittman
993:Grummon
979:Merrell
956:Furniss
916:Bassett
901:Whidden
581:July 9,
414:MONUSCO
96:scholar
1521:Blaney
1516:Myrick
1511:de Vos
1506:Bishop
1486:Carter
1466:Rhetts
1451:Locker
1446:Dudley
1428:Dudley
1423:Lanier
1418:Walton
1380:Curtis
1330:Taylor
1320:Smythe
1315:Garnet
1310:Smythe
1305:Turner
1284:Hanson
1188:Merten
1176:Diallo
1169:Shukan
1153:Merten
1138:Curran
1133:Carney
1024:Wilson
1009:Gordon
1004:Armour
951:Powell
946:Smythe
941:Durham
681:C-SPAN
450:Awards
247:, and
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1549:Elder
1536:Malac
1526:Booth
1496:Swing
1471:Brown
1456:Jones
1350:Heard
1345:McCoy
1340:Clark
1182:Sison
1158:White
1143:Foley
1128:Swing
1109:Adams
1094:Preeg
1084:Jones
1079:Isham
1044:Davis
1019:White
1014:Mayer
999:Munro
986:Gross
961:Smith
290:from
103:JSTOR
89:books
1390:Hood
1370:Crum
1365:Lyon
1300:Seys
1074:Knox
1069:Ross
1049:Drew
972:Dunn
906:Peck
583:2020
539:2022
309:and
254:and
189:Died
164:Born
75:news
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