(Encyclopedia) Adair, JohnAdair, Johnədârˈ [key], 1757–1840, American pioneer in Kentucky, b. North Carolina. He went into the Kentucky country in 1786 and became famous as an Indian fighter and as a…
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(Encyclopedia) Smith, Red (Walter Wellesley Smith), 1905–82, American sportswriter, b. Green Bay, Wis., grad. Notre Dame, 1927. After working on newspapers in St. Louis and Philadelphia, he began a…
(Encyclopedia) red bug, name for various red insects or arachnids. Chief among them are the cotton stainer of the S United States, which pierces the seeds of the cotton plant and discolors the fibers…
Senate Years of Service: 1805-1806
Party: Democratic Republican/Jacksonian ADAIR John , a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in Chester District, Chester County, S.C., January 9, 1757…
by Robert Burns Whistle O'er The Lave O'tOn The Late Captain Grose's Pe...My Eppie Adair Chorus.—An' O my Eppie, my jewel, my Eppie,
Wha wad na be happy wi' Eppie Adair?…
(Encyclopedia) Red Cloud, b. 1821 or 1822, d. 1909, Oglala Sioux chief, b. near the Platte River in present-day Nebraska. He led the Native American fight against the establishment of the Bozeman…
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