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Stockbridge, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Stockbridge, resort town (1990 pop. 2,408), Berkshire co., W Mass., on the Housatonic River, in the Berkshire Mts.; inc. 1739. It is a year-round tourist resort with nearby lake, ski,…Tarleton, Sir Banastre
(Encyclopedia) Tarleton, Sir BanastreTarleton, Sir Banastrebăˈnəstər tärlˈtən [key], 1754–1833, British army officer in the American Revolution. He arrived (1775) in America with General Cornwallis…Kenosha
(Encyclopedia) Kenosha Kenosha kĭnōˈshə [key], industrial city (2020 pop. 99,986), seat of Kenosha co., SE Wis., a…Abzug, Bella Savitsky
(Encyclopedia) Abzug, Bella SavitskyAbzug, Bella Savitskysəvĭtˈskē ăbˈz&oobreve;g [key], 1920–98, U.S. politician, b. New York City. A lawyer and a Democrat, she helped found Women Strike for…Hunkers
(Encyclopedia) Hunkers, conservative faction of the Democratic party in New York state in the 1840s, so named because they were supposed to “hanker” or “hunker” after office. In opposition to them…McIntosh, Lachlan
(Encyclopedia) McIntosh, LachlanMcIntosh, Lachlanlăkˈlən [key]McIntosh, Lachlan măkˈəntŏshˌ [key], 1725–1806, American Revolutionary general, b. Scotland. He was brought as a child to a Scottish…Nujoma, Sam
(Encyclopedia) Nujoma, Sam (Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma)Nujoma, Samn&oomacr;yōˈmä [key], 1929–, Namibian political leader. A railway worker in what was then the South African mandate of…Marino, Dan
(Encyclopedia) Marino, Dan (Daniel Constantine Marino, Jr.)Marino, Danmərēˈnō [key], 1961–, American football player, b. Pittsburgh. After starring as an All-American quarterback at the Univ. of…Henderson, Richard, American colonizer in Kentucky
(Encyclopedia) Henderson, Richard, 1735–85, American colonizer in Kentucky, b. Hanover co., Va. An associate justice of the North Carolina superior court (1769–73), Henderson was long interested in…Hayne, Robert Young
(Encyclopedia) Hayne, Robert Young, 1791–1839, American statesman, b. Colleton District, S.C. Having served in the South Carolina legislature (1814–18) and as attorney general of South Carolina (1818…Trending
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