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Brown, Benjamin Gratz

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Benjamin Gratz, 1826–85, U.S. Senator (1863–67) and governor of Missouri (1871–73), b. Lexington, Ky. An able lawyer in St. Louis, Brown was a leader in the Free-Soil movement…

Pennebaker, D. A.

(Encyclopedia) Pennebaker, D. A. (Donn Alan Pennebaker), 1925–2019, pioneering documentary filmmaker, b. Evanston, Ill. His first film, Daybreak Express (1958), is a five-minute short detailing New…

John Trudell Biography

John Trudellmusician, poet, activistBorn: Feb. 15, 1946Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. John Trudell, the son of a Santee Sioux father and a Mexican mother, grew up around the Santee reservation near Omaha.…

2008 Top 10 Most Played Songs

The following table lists the title and artist of the top ten most played songs in the United States during 2008. Rank Title, Artist 1. “Bleeding Love,”…

Brown, Samuel Robbins

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Samuel Robbins, 1810–80, American missionary and educator, b. East Windsor, Conn. As a missionary (1839–47) to China, he took charge of a school founded by the Morrison…

Brussels griffon

(Encyclopedia) Brussels griffon, breed of sturdy toy dog developed in Belgium in the 18th and 19th cent. It stands about 8 in. (20.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 6 to 12 lb (2.7–5.5 kg).…