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Word: fame (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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With the aid of another strong performance from sophomore Rich Linden--of Harvard football fame--and multi-hit games from five different players, the Crimson (11-7) was able to hold off the late-charging Rams (11-13), taking a 7-6 decision in 10 innings...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Baseball Escapes URI with 7-6 Win | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

Puffy appears to have it all. But he has more than just the rare combination of youth, fame, wealth and black skin-in the hip-hop industry, there are plenty of personalities who fit that bill. What makes Puffy a phenomenon is that in a society where blacks have historically been lauded (and exploited) for their musical talents, they have rarely been allowed to run things. Puffy, however, has taken over...

Author: By Carine M. Williams, | Title: The Power of Puffy | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

...While Pee Wee Reese successfully employed that strategy, it was "Wee" Willie Keeler who coined the phrase almost a century ago. The 5-foot, 4-inch Keeler led the National League in batting in 1897 with a phenomenal .432 average and is the shortest player in the Hall of Fame...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hall of Famers Confused | 4/6/1998 | See Source »

...student, is a Republican judge appointed to the Federal bench by former president Bush. She ruled that Jones' case lacked the tangible evidence of sexual harassment and emotional distress needed to justify a trial against the President. As a result of this ruling, Jones' brief encounter with fame seems to have come to an end. She will now disappear from the political scene just as quickly as Monica S. Lewinsky burst onto...

Author: By Rustin C. Silverstein, | Title: A Paula Jones Postmortem | 4/3/1998 | See Source »

...later years Spock acknowledged that he had not been an ideal husband, or a perfect father to his two sons, Michael and John. "I never kissed them [when they were young]," he said. His wife Jane, feeling neglected by her husband's fame and frequent travels, struggled with mental illness and alcoholism. The two were divorced in 1976. Jane died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Loved Children: DR. BENJAMIN SPOCK (1903-1998) | 3/30/1998 | See Source »

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