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Hezekiah Bradley SMITH, Congress, NJ (1816-1887)
SMITH Hezekiah Bradley , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vt., July 24, 1816; attended the common schools; learned the trade of cabinetmaker; settled in…Hendrick Bradley WRIGHT, Congress, PA (1808-1881)
WRIGHT Hendrick Bradley , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa., April 24, 1808; attended the Wilkes-Barre Grammar School and was graduated from Dickinson…William Bradley UMSTEAD, Congress, NC (1895-1954)
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1948 Party: Democrat UMSTEAD William Bradley , a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born on a farm in Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C., May 13,…Joseph Bradley VARNUM, Congress, MA (17501751-1821)
Senate Years of Service: 1811-1817 Party: Democratic Republican VARNUM Joseph Bradley , a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Dracut, Middlesex County, Mass., January 29, 1750…Ellison, Ralph
(Encyclopedia) Ellison, Ralph (Ralph Waldo Ellison), 1914–94, African-American author, b. Oklahoma City, studied Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee Univ.). Originally a trumpet player and aspiring…Peoria
(Encyclopedia) PeoriaPeoriapēôrˈēə [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 50,618), Maricopa co., central Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix; settled 1897, inc. 1954. With the completion of the Arizona Canal in 1885, the…Sports Personalities
Information has been gathered from many sources, including the individuals themselves. However, the almanac cannot guarantee the accuracy of every individual item.Aaron, Hank Abbott, Jim Abdul-…Corigliano, John Paul
(Encyclopedia) Corigliano, John PaulCorigliano, John Paulkôrˌĭlyänˈō, kərĭgˌlē-änˈō [key], 1938–, American composer, b. New York City. The son of New York Philharmonic first violinist and…decathlon
(Encyclopedia) decathlondecathlondĭkăthˈlŏn [key], in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. It consists of the long jump; the high jump…bobwhite
(Encyclopedia) bobwhite, common name for an American henlike bird of the family Phasianidae, which also includes the pheasant and the partridge. The eastern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) is…Trending
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