Richard
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Sir Cliff , real name Harry Rodger Webb . born 1940, British pop singer. Film musicals include The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1962)
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Maurice , known as Rocket . (1921–2000); Canadian ice hockey player
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In 1996, when Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan asked owner Peter O’Malley to abandon his plan to build an NFL stadium in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, O’Malley stood down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Richard Nixon famously fired his trusted aides H.R.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
"Finding Amelia Earhart's Electra aircraft would be the discovery of a lifetime," Richard Pettigrew, head of the ALI and the expedition lead, said.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Martin Sean O'Lali has been jailed for causing the death by careless driving of 42-year-old Richard Boyle in 2021.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Richard Nixon said, “I will not be the first president of the United States to lose a war.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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