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Simon, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Simon, Paul, 1941–, American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Newark, N.J. A polished and intelligent folk-rock lyricist and performer, he first gained fame as half of Simon and…Jeffers, Robinson
(Encyclopedia) Jeffers, Robinson, 1887–1962, American poet and dramatist, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Occidental College, 1905. From 1914 until his death Jeffers lived on the Big Sur section of the rocky…Walker, Alice
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Alice, 1944–, African-American novelist and poet, b. Eatonon, Ga. The daughter of sharecroppers, she studied at Spelman College (1961–63) and Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1965…Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of, 1593?–1676, English soldier and politician. Of great wealth, Cavendish became (1638) governor of the prince of Wales and a privy councilor.…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: First Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant First Inaugural Address Thursday, March 4, 1869 Citizens of the United States: YOUR suffrages having elected me to the office of…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: Second Inaugural Address
Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Ulysses S. Grant Second Inaugural Address Tuesday, March 4, 1873 Fellow-Citizens: UNDER Providence I have been called a second time to act as…Alexie, Sherman
(Encyclopedia) Alexie, Sherman (Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr.), 1966–, Native American writer, b. Wellpinit, Spokane Indian Reservation, E Wash., studied Gonzaga Univ. and Washington State Univ. (B.A.,…House Committees, 115th Congress
House Standing Committees Agriculture (51 members) Chairman: Michael Conaway (R-Tex.) Ranking Rep.: Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) Appropriations (51 members) Chairman: Rodney Frelinghuysen (R…Maine de Biran
(Encyclopedia) Maine de BiranMaine de Biranmĕn də bēräNˈ [key], 1766–1824, French philosopher, member of the Council of Five Hundred (1797), and councilor of state (1816). His real name was Marie…Klamath, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) KlamathKlamathklămˈəth [key], Native North Americans who in the 19th cent. lived in SW Oregon. They speak a language of the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (…Trending
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