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  2. List of prematurely reported obituaries - Wikipedia

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    Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...

  3. List of museums with Soap Box Derby racers - Wikipedia

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    Ohio History Center: Columbus: Ohio 2022 [a] Has a Derby car on display piloted by 1949 Akron, Ohio 3rd-placer Carl William "Bill" Ford. [135] [136] On exhibit Okoboji Classic Cars Milford: Iowa: 2020 [a] Has three Derby cars on display, including one (pictured) from 1966 Sioux City, Iowa Champion Roger Lee Van Waart. [137] [138] On exhibit Old ...

  4. Goodbye, Columbus - Wikipedia

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    2360171. Followed by. Letting Go. Goodbye, Columbus is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth. The compilation includes the titular novella, "Goodbye, Columbus," originally published in The Paris Review, along with five short stories. It was Roth's first book and was published by Houghton Mifflin.

  5. Hyman Roth - Wikipedia

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    Hyman Roth (born Hyman Suchowsky) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1974 film The Godfather Part II. He is also a minor character in the 2004 novel The Godfather Returns. Roth is a Jewish mobster and investor, and a business partner of Vito Corleone and later his son Michael Corleone. He is based on notorious mobster and ...

  6. Historic ballpark featured in 'A League of Their Own' burns ...

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    August 26, 2024 at 3:30 PM. Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, California. The park was constructed in 1937 and served as the home to the Ontario Orioles for just one season in 1947. In August ...

  7. Philip Roth - Wikipedia

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    Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) [1] was an American novelist and short-story writer. Roth's fiction—often set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey—is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophically and formally blurring the distinction between reality and fiction, for its "sensual, ingenious style" and for its provocative explorations of ...

  8. Reds great Joey Votto announces retirement after 17 MLB ... - AOL

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    Votto gave a special shout out to his family, friends, former teammates and managers, including Dusty Baker, who served as the Reds manager from 2008–2013, and former Reds third baseman Scott ...

  9. List of people from Ohio - Wikipedia

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    William Henry Harrison. Marcy Kaptur. Charles Anderson (Ohio governor) (Dayton) Frank J. Battisti (judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio) (Youngstown) Albert J. Beveridge (political leader) (Highland) Ken Blackwell (politician) (Cincinnati) Blue Jacket (Shawnee Indian Chief) (presently known as Ross County) John Boehner ...