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...King Cole, The Magic of Christmas, 1950s...
DIED. Georgia Gibbs, 87, sultry 1950s singer of torch songs, jazz and R&B who was affectionately known as Her Nibs Miss Gibbs, a reference to her diminutive stature; in New York City. Gibbs toured with Sid Caesar and Danny Kaye, made dozens of TV and radio appearances and recorded some of the era's biggest hits, including Tweedle Dee, recorded earlier by LaVern Baker, and the tango-inspired No. 1 hit Kiss of Fire...
...married her husband Lewis in 1908; they were cotton farmers most of their lives until he died in the 1950s. Her grandson said her life centered on her family; she was a dutiful Christian, a hard worker who lived by the Golden Rule. "She gave good advice," said James Bolden, "and the family listened...
...talk hosted by Harvard Students for Israel (HSI), Nonie Darwish relayed to the audience how the Israeli Defense Forces assassinated her father—who she said had led destructive Fedayeen attacks across Israel’s border—in the 1950s, when she was just eight years...
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