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Carnarvon, Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Carnarvon, Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th earl of, 1831–90, British statesman. As colonial secretary (1866–67) under the earl of Derby he introduced the British North America Act,…Freedmen's Bureau
(Encyclopedia) Freedmen's Bureau, in U.S. history, a federal agency, formed to aid and protect the newly freed blacks in the South after the Civil War. Established by an act of Mar. 3, 1865, under…Reigate
(Encyclopedia) ReigateReigaterīˈgĭt [key], city (1991 pop. 52,554), Surrey, S England. Largely residential, Reigate has numerous parks that attract visitors from London. In the partly Norman church…McMinnville
(Encyclopedia) McMinnville, city (1990 pop. 17,894), seat of Yamhill co., NW Oreg.; inc. 1876. It is a trade and processing center in the fertile Willamette valley. Foods, textiles, and building…Frémiet, Emmanuel
(Encyclopedia) Frémiet, EmmanuelFrémiet, Emmanuelĕmänüĕlˈ frāmyāˈ [key], 1824–1910, French sculptor; pupil and nephew of Rude. He was noted for his vigorous characterizations of animal and historical…Bliss, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Bliss, Daniel, 1823–1916, American missionary, b. Franklin co., Vt., founder of Syrian Protestant College (now the American Univ. of Beirut) in Lebanon. He went to Syria in 1855,…Tottel, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Tottel, RichardTottel, Richardtŏtˈəl [key], c.1530–1594?, London publisher. He is chiefly remembered as the compiler of the poetry anthology The Book of Songs and Sonnets (1557), known…Essex, Robert Devereux, 3d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Essex, Robert Devereux, 3d earl of, 1591–1646, English parliamentary general; son of Robert Devereux, 2d earl of Essex. James I restored him (1604) to the estates of his father and…Howard E. Johnson 2000 Deaths
Howard E. Johnson(Stretch Johnson),Age: 85 tap dancer, Communist, and activist who performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at the Cotton Club and the Apollo. Died: Bronx, New York, May 28…Howard “Sandman” Sims 2003 Deaths
Howard “Sandman” SimsAge: 86 famed Apollo Theater tap dancer who taught his fancy footwork to Gregory Hines, Ben Vereen, Muhammad Ali, and Sugar Ray Robinson. Died: Bronx, New York, May 20,…Trending
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