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Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography
1929-1968, American clergyman and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., prepares to speak to a crowd of 200,000 marchers in Washingtion, DC. Related Links Martin Luther King…Martin Luther King, Jr., Quotations
Press on and keep pressing . . . If you will protest courageously, and yet with dignity and Christian love, when the history books are written in future generations, the historians will have to…Thomas S. Jones, Jr.: Sometimes
SometimesThomas S. Jones, Jr.Across the fields of yesterday He sometimes comes to me, A little lad just back from play — The lad I used to be.And yet he smiles so wistfully Once he has…1999-2000 Boxing Featherweights <span class="rm" >(126 lbs)</span>
Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Oct. 22 Naseem Hamed Cesar Soto Wu 12 WBC/WBO Detroit Nov. 13 Paul Ingle Manuel Medina Wu 12 IBF Hull, ENG Jan…George, Henry
(Encyclopedia) George, Henry, 1839–97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to…Gaye, Marvin
(Encyclopedia) Gaye, Marvin, 1939-1984, African-American singer and songwriter, b. Washington, D.C., as Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. Gaye’s father was a…Sulzberger, Arthur Hays
(Encyclopedia) Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891–1968, American newspaper publisher, b. New York City. He joined the New York Times in 1918 and assisted his father-in-law, the publisher Adolph S. Ochs,…Welles, Gideon
(Encyclopedia) Welles, GideonWelles, Gideonwĕlz [key], 1802–78, American statesman, b. Glastonbury, Conn. He was (1826–36) editor and part owner of the Hartford Times, one of the first New England…Wodehouse, P. G.
(Encyclopedia) Wodehouse, P. G. (Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse)Wodehouse, P. G.w&oobreve;dˈhousˌ [key], 1881–1975, English-American novelist and humorist. After a short period, first working at…Heade, Martin Johnson
(Encyclopedia) Heade, Martin JohnsonHeade, Martin Johnsonhĕd [key], 1819–1904, American painter, b. Lumberville, Pa. He studied briefly with Edward Hicks and in Europe, and later traveled in Central…