(Encyclopedia) Webster, Daniel, 1782–1852, American statesman, lawyer, and orator, b. Salisbury (now in Franklin), N.H.
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HERNDON William Smith , a Representative from Texas;
born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., November 27, 1835;
moved to Wood County, Tex., in May 1852;
attended the common schools and was graduated…
Director:Harald ZwartWriter:Stan SeidelUSA Films; R; 93 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman “This is a movie,” one can imagine the production team explaining, “about…
The Antoinette Perry (Tony®) Awards, presented each June by the American Theatre Wing and the League of American Theatres and Producers, honor distinguished achievement in Broadway theater…
(Encyclopedia) Kent, county (1991 pop. 1,485,600), 1,525 sq mi (3,950 sq km), SE England. It lies between the Thames estuary and the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone, and the county is…
Floyd WagstaffAge: 89 Texas Sports Hall of Fame basketball coach who is second on the junior college victory list; coached Tyler (Texas) Junior College from 1946-75 and was school's athletic…
ANDERSEN Herman Carl , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Newcastle, Kings County,
Wash., January 27, 1897; moved with his parents to a farm near Tyler, Lincoln
County, Minn., in 1901;…
(Encyclopedia) Richard II, 1367–1400, king of England (1377–99), son of Edward the Black Prince.
Richard is possibly the most enigmatic of the English kings. Some historians have attributed his…
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