Johnnie B. HuntAge: 79 entrepreneur who created J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the largest publicly traded trucking company in the country.Died: Goshen, Ark., Dec. 7, 2006Barnard HughesG -…
Ida B. Wells-Barnettjournalist, activistBorn: 1862Birthplace: Holly Springs, Miss. Her parents were slaves when Wells was born and died from yellow fever when she was 14. By 1891 Wells was…
MEEK Kendrick B. , a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Dade County, Fla.,
September 6, 1966; B.S., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1989;
member of the Florida state house…
Scene IIIBosworth FieldEnter King Richard III in arms, with Norfolk, Surrey, and othersKing Richard IIIHere pitch our tents, even here in Bosworth field.
My Lord of Surrey, why look you so…
MAFFEI Daniel B. , a Representative from New York; born in Syracuse, Onondaga County,
N.Y., July 4, 1968; graduated from Nottingham High School, Syracuse, N.Y.,
1986; B.A., Brown University,…
(Encyclopedia) Sigismund III, 1566–1632, king of Poland (1587–1632) and Sweden (1592–99). The son of John III of Sweden and Catherine, sister of Sigismund II of Poland, he united the Vasa and…
Scene IIIPomfret CastleEnter Ratcliff, with halberds, carrying Rivers, Grey, and Vaughan to deathRatcliffCome, bring forth the prisoners.RiversSir Richard Ratcliff, let me tell thee this:
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(Encyclopedia) Casimir III, 1310–70, king of Poland (1333–70), son of Ladislaus I and last of the Piast dynasty. Called Casimir the Great, he brought comparative peace to Poland. By the Congress of…
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Members of the House and Senate, my fellow Americans:
I will be brief, for our time is necessarily short and our agenda is already long.
Last year's congressional…
