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Garfield, James Abram
(Encyclopedia) Garfield, James Abram, 1831–81, 20th President of the United States (Mar.–Sept., 1881). Born on a frontier farm in Cuyahoga co., Ohio, he spent his early years in poverty. As a youth…1972 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Roberta FlackAlbum of the YearThe Concert for Bangla Desh, George Harrison, Ravi Shanker, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy…Biographies: Newspaper, Magazine, and Television Journalists
Newspaper, Magazine, and Television Journalists Gloria Steinem See also Notable Asian-American Poets and Writers Notable Hispanic-American Figures Notable African-American Literary…Newton, Sir Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Newton, Sir Isaac, 1642–1727, English mathematician and natural philosopher (physicist), who is considered by many the greatest scientist that ever lived. Newton was his…Hecker, Isaac Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Hecker, Isaac Thomas, 1819–88, American Roman Catholic priest, founder of the Paulist Fathers; son of Prussian immigrants. Feeling the general discontent of his day in the dying…Stevens, Isaac Ingalls
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818–62, American army engineer, territorial governor, and Union general in the Civil War, b. North Andover (then part of Andover), Mass., grad. West Point,…Lamb, John
(Encyclopedia) Lamb, John, 1735–1800, American Revolutionary leader, b. New York City. Prior to the Revolution he was a leader of the Sons of Liberty in New York and helped form the New York…Hilliard, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Hilliard, Nicholas, 1537–1619, English miniature painter, son of a goldsmith. Trained first as a jeweler, he was court painter to Elizabeth and to James I. The first true miniaturist…Judah ha-Levi
(Encyclopedia) Judah ha-Levi or Judah HalevyJudah ha-Leviboth: j&oomacr;ˈdə [key]Judah ha-Levihäˌlēˈvī [key], c.1075–1141, Jewish rabbi, poet, and philosopher, b. Tudela, Spain. His poems—…sky
(Encyclopedia) sky, apparent dome over the earth, background of the clouds, sun, moon, and stars. The blue color of the clear daytime sky results from the selective scattering of light rays by the…Trending
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