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Clancy, Tom

(Encyclopedia) Clancy, Tom (Thomas Leo Clancy, Jr.), 1947–2013, American popular novelist, b. Baltimore, grad. Loyola Univ. Maryland (B.A., 1969). While working as an insurance agent he wrote The…

Wheelwright, John

(Encyclopedia) Wheelwright, John, c.1592–1679, American Puritan clergyman, founder of Exeter, N.H., b. Lincolnshire, England. He studied at Cambridge and was vicar (1623–33) of Bilsby. Suspended by…

Gould, Jay

(Encyclopedia) Gould, Jay, 1836–92, American speculator, b. Delaware co., N.Y. A country-store clerk and surveyor's assistant, he rose to control half the railroad mileage in the Southwest, New York…

Vice Adm. Harold Bowen, Jr. 2000 Deaths

Vice Adm. Harold Bowen, Jr.Age: 87 officer who headed the Navy's investigation into North Korea's 1968 seizure of the Pueblo, an electronic surveillance ship. In one of the most sensitive…

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part III

Part III: National Figure 1963 1964 1965 Next: New Directions for Civil Rights 1963 King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham; writes Letter…

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part IV

Part IV: New Directions for Civil Rights Mid-1960s 1966 1967 1968 Next: The Legacy Mid-1960s King's growing opposition to the Vietnam War angers President Johnson, prompts…

George Jr. HUDDLESTON, Congress, AL (1920-1971)

HUDDLESTON George Jr. , (Son of George Huddleston), a Representative from Alabama; born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., March 19, 1920; attended the public schools; attended George Washington…

Jr. HILLEN Solomon, Congress, MD (1810-1873)

HILLEN Solomon Jr. , a Representative from Maryland; born on the family estate, Hillen Road, near Baltimore, Md., July 10, 1810; was graduated from Georgetown College; studied law; was admitted…

Jr. GRUCCI, Felix J., Congress, NY (1951)

GRUCCI, Jr., Felix J., a Representative from New York; born in Brookhaven, N.Y., November 25, 1951; graduated from Bellport High School, Long Island, N.Y., 1970; business executive; member of…