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Kirke, Sir David
(Encyclopedia) Kirke, Sir DavidKirke, Sir Davidkûrk [key], 1597–1655?, English merchant adventurer, b. France. In 1627 he and his brothers Lewis and Thomas sailed on a fleet outfitted by their father…Ezekiel BACON, Congress, MA (1776-1870)
BACON Ezekiel , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., September 1, 1776; received a liberal schooling and was graduated from Yale College in 1794; attended the Litchfield…Rutherford, Joseph Franklin
(Encyclopedia) Rutherford, Joseph Franklin, 1869–1942, American sectarian leader, b. Missouri. He became leader of the Jehovah's Witnesses (then called Russellites) after the death of the sect's…Norton, Charles Eliot
(Encyclopedia) Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, American scholar and teacher, b. Cambridge, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1846. As professor of the history of art at Harvard (1875–98) and as a man of…Chico Ryan 1998 Deaths
Chico Ryan (David Allen Ryan)Age: 50 vocalist and bass player for the mock 50's rock act Sha Na Na.Died: July 26, 1998.Bob RussellR - ZLou RymkusCity of David
(Encyclopedia) City of David, in the Bible, epithet of Bethlehem, the birthplace of David, and of Jerusalem, his capital.Adonijah
(Encyclopedia) AdonijahAdonijahădˌənīˈjə, ədŏnˈəjə [key], in the Bible, son of David. He sought the throne that David gave to the younger son, Solomon. Perhaps the same as Adonikam, a name in the…1985 Academy Awards
The 1985 Academy Awards were presented March 24, 1986 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureThe Color Purple, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and…Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
1917 Julia Ward Howe, Laura E. Richards and Maude Howe Elliott, assisted by Florence Howe Hall…Fanning, David
(Encyclopedia) Fanning, David, c.1755–1825, American Loyalist in the American Revolution, b. Amelia co., Va. He led raids on the colonials in the Carolinas and wrote (1790) an account of his…Trending
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