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Willie Mosconi

Born: June 27, 1913Pocket Billiards 14-time world champion from 1941-57.Died: Sept. 12, 1993

Willie Pep

Born: Sept. 19, 1922Boxer 2-time world featherweight champion (1942-48,49-50); pro record 230-11-1 with 65 KOs.Died: Nov. 23, 2006

Willis Reed

Born: June 25, 1942Basketball C led NY Knicks to NBA titles in 1970 and '73, Finals MVP both years; regular season MVP 1970. Voted one of NBA's 50 Greatest Players.

Willie Stargell

Born: Mar. 6, 1940Baseball OF-1B “Pops”; led NL in home runs twice (1971,73); 475 career HRs; NL co-MVP and World Series MVP in 1979.Died: Apr. 9, 2001

Willie Nelson

country singer, songwriterBorn: 4/30/1933Birthplace: Abbott, Texas Grammy Award-winning country singer and songwriter known for his spare style and for inventing with Waylon Jennings progressive…

Willis Haviland Carrier

air conditioning pioneerBorn: 11/26/1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Carrier grew up on his father's farm on the New York shore of Lake Erie. In 1895 he received a scholarship to Cornell University,…

Willis Haviland Carrier

Born: 1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Apparatus for treating air—Carrier developed the first safe, low pressure centrifugal refrigeration machine using non-toxic, nonflammable refrigerant. By…

Federal National Mortgage Association

(Encyclopedia) Federal National Mortgage Association (FMNA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, government-sponsored enterprise that is the largest purchaser and guarantor of home mortgages in the country…

SLM Corporation

(Encyclopedia) SLM Corporation, foremost provider of funding for higher education to American students; commonly known as Sallie Mae. The company, which also offers information and resources to…