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Brady, Mathew B.

(Encyclopedia) Brady, Mathew B., c.1823–96, American pioneer in photography, b. Warren co., N.Y. Brady learned the daguerreotype process from S. F. B. Morse and in 1844 opened his own photographic…

1963

World | US | Sports | Entertainment | Deaths | Year in Science World Statistics Population: 4,123,678 population by decade Literacy: 44% more world statistics... World Events Nov. 12Kenya…

2003 National Medal of Technology Recipients

Jan D. Achenbach, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., for engineering research leading to improved safety of aircraft structures Watts S. Humphrey, Software Engineering Institute,…

A Boy's Will: Asking for Roses

by Robert Frost Rose PogoniasWaitingAsking for Roses nor from the ritualism of youth which is make-believe. A HOUSE that lacks, seemingly, mistress and master, With doors that none but…

Remember the Titans

Director:Boaz YakinWriter:Gregory Allen HowardDisney; PG; 113 minutesRelease:9/00Cast:Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris As late as the 1970s, schools across America were forced to…

James Thomas BROYHILL, Congress, NC (1927)

Senate Years of Service: 1986-1986 Party: Republican BROYHILL James Thomas , a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born in Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C., August 19, 1927; attended…

William COCKE, Congress, TN (1748-1828)

Senate Years of Service: 1796-1797; 1799-1805 Party: Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican COCKE William , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Amelia County, Va., in 1748; pursued preparatory…

Mallory, George Herbert Leigh

(Encyclopedia) Mallory, George Herbert LeighMallory, George Herbert Leighmălˈərē [key], 1886–1924, English mountain climber. After some spectacular ascents in the Alps, he participated in the Everest…

Levertov, Denise

(Encyclopedia) Levertov, DeniseLevertov, Deniselĕvˈərtôfˌ [key], 1923–97, Anglo-American poet, b. Ilford, England. Educated in England, she came to the United States in 1948. Her spare, emotional…