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Martin, Luther

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Luther, c.1748–1826, American lawyer and political leader, b. New Brunswick, N.J. He practiced law in Maryland and became the first attorney general of the state, holding…

Weehawken

(Encyclopedia) WeehawkenWeehawkenwēˈhôkən, wēhôˈkən [key], township (1990 pop. 12,385), Hudson co., NE N.J., on the Hudson River opposite New York City, with which it is connected by the Lincoln…

Aaron James McKinney, 1998 News

21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming, died on Oct. 12 after spending several days in critical condition at a Fort Collins, Colo., hospital. In what was labelled a hate crime,…

Aaron Burr vs. Alexander Hamilton

The Question: Which former vice president shot the Secretary of the Treasury in a duel? The Answer: Thomas Jefferson's vice president Aaron…

Aaron SCHOCK, Congress, IL (1981)

SCHOCK Aaron , a Representative from Illinois; born in Morris, Stevens County, Minn., May 28, 1981; attended Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Ill., 1999-2002; B.S., Bradley University,…

Poindexter, George

(Encyclopedia) Poindexter, GeorgePoindexter, Georgepoinˈdĕkˌstər [key], 1779–1853, American political leader, b. Louisa co., Va. After practicing law in Virginia, he moved (1802) to Mississippi. As…

Rawlins, John Aaron

(Encyclopedia) Rawlins, John Aaron, 1831–69, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Galena, Ill. Admitted to the bar in 1854, he practiced law in Galena. In 1861 he joined the Union army at the…

Beck, Aaron Tempkin

(Encyclopedia) Beck, Aaron Tempkin, 1921-2021, American psychiatrist, b. Providence, R.I., Brown Univ. (B.A., 1942), Yale Univ. (M.D., 1946).…

Hershko, Avram

(Encyclopedia) Hershko, Avram, 1937–, Israeli biochemist, M.D. Hebrew Univ.–Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 1965, Ph.D. 1969. Hershko has been a professor at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at…

Bonds, Barry Lamar

(Encyclopedia) Bonds, Barry Lamar, 1964–, American baseball player, b. Riverside, Calif. Bonds grew up surrounded by baseball; his father, Bobby Bonds, was a San Francisco Giants outfielder (1968–74…