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Adams, John Quincy
(Encyclopedia) Adams, John Quincy, 1767–1848, 6th President of the United States (1825–29), b. Quincy (then in Braintree), Mass.; son of John Adams and Abigail Adams and father of Charles Francis…Highest Earning Dead Celebrities
The following table lists the richest dead celebrities, according to Forbes. From pop icon Michael Jackson to famed inventor Albert Einstein, the money continues to roll…Ascham, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Ascham, RogerAscham, Rogerăsˈkəm [key], 1515–68, English humanist and scholar, b. Yorkshire. Ascham was a major intellectual figure of the early Tudor period. His Toxophilus (1545), an…Dee, John
(Encyclopedia) Dee, John, 1527–1608, English mathematician and occultist. He was educated at Cambridge. Accused of practicing sorcery against Queen Mary I, he was acquitted and later was a favorite…Elizabeth (Betty) Robinson Schwartz Biography
Elizabeth (Betty) Robinson SchwartzAge: 87 became first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track when she won the 100-meter dash in a then-world-record 12.2 seconds; injuries she…Amy Lowell: To Elizabeth Ward Perkins
To Elizabeth Ward PerkinsDear Bessie, would my tired rhyme Had force to rise from apathy, And shaking off its lethargy Ring word-tones like a Christmas chime.But in my soul's high belfry,…Royal Biographies: Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II by David Johnson British Monarchs Who Ruled for at Least 50 Years Ruler: Date of Reign: Henry III…Queen Elizabeth Celebrates Golden Jubilee
50 years on the throne remembered by David Johnson British Monarchs Who Ruled for at Least 50 Years Ruler: Date of Reign: Henry III 1216–1272 Edward…Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman Biography
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman(Bess)First LadyBorn: 2/13/1885Birthplace: Independence, Missouri Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman was a dutiful hostess as first lady. She oversaw the…Elizabeth HOLTZMAN, Congress, NY (1941)
HOLTZMAN Elizabeth , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., August 11, 1941; graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1958; B.A., Radcliffe College, 1962; J.D…Trending
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