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Angel Island
(Encyclopedia) Angel Island, largest island in San Francisco Bay, W Calif. Explored by the Spanish in 1775, it came under U.S. control in 1851. The U.S. army used the island as a base from 1863 to…Unity
(Encyclopedia) Unity, religious movement incorporated as the Unity School of Christianity, with headquarters at Lee's Summit, Mo. Although the movement used the name Unity after 1891, it was founded…Clyde Champion Barrow Biography
Clyde Champion Barrow(Clyde Chesnut Barrow)robber, murdererBorn: 3/21/1909Birthplace: Telice, Texas One half of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde duo, Clyde “Champion ” Barrow assisted his…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by J. Taylor Wood</cite>
A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South Mr. Charles W. Chesnutt's Stories The Capture of a Slaver by J. Taylor Wood From 1830 to 1850 both Great Britain and the United States, by…Contreras
(Encyclopedia) ContrerasContreraskōntrāˈräs [key], village, central Mexico, near Mexico City, site of an important battle (Aug. 19–20, 1847) of the Mexican War. Gen. Winfield Scott, continuing his…Frank, Anne
(Encyclopedia) Frank, Anne, 1929–45, German diarist, b. Frankfurt as Anneliese Marie Frank. In order to escape Nazi persecution, her family emigrated (1933) to Amsterdam, where her father Otto became…Lee Teng-hui, 1999 News
76, president of Taiwan, nearly set off an international crisis in July when he announced that he considers Taiwan a state that would bargain with China only on a “state-to-state” basis.…Wen Ho Lee, 1999 News
59, Taiwan-born American scientist, was fired from his job at Los Alamos National Laboratory in March for allegedly passing on classified information on the W-88 nuclear warhead technology…J. Lee Thompson 2002 Deaths
J. Lee ThompsonAge: 88 British director who earned fame on these shores for Guns of Navarone, which was nominated for seven Oscars. His other credits include Cape Fear. Died: Los Angeles, Aug…Rommie Lee Loudd 1998 Deaths
Rommie Lee LouddAge: 64 first black assistant coach in the American Football League and former personnel director for the New England Patriots; played collegiately at UCLA and professionally…Trending
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