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(Encyclopedia) short story, brief prose fiction. The term covers a wide variety of narratives—from stories in which the main focus is on the course of events to studies of character, from the “short…Robert William EVERETT, Congress, GA (1839-1915)
EVERETT Robert William , a Representative from Georgia; born near Hayneville, Houston County, Ga., March 3, 1839; attended the village schools and Hayneville Academy; was graduated from Mercer…William Learned MARCY, Congress, NY (1786-1857)
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1833 Party: Jacksonian MARCY William Learned , a Senator from New York; born in Sturbridge (now Southbridge), Mass., December 12, 1786; attended the common schools and…Franklin PIERCE, Congress, NH (1804-1869)
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1842 Party: Democrat PIERCE Franklin , a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire and 14th President of the United States; born in Hillsborough, N.H.,…John Nathaniel NORTON, Congress, NE (1878-1960)
NORTON John Nathaniel , a Representative from Nebraska; born on a farm near Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebr., May 12, 1878; attended the public schools and Bryant Normal University, Stromsburg, Nebr…James Eads Biography
James Eadsengineer, inventorBorn: 5/23/1820Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Ind. With little formal education, he began his career as a purser on a Mississippi River steamboat in 1838. He began a…James Fisk Biography
James Fiskfinancial speculatorBorn: 4/1/1834Birthplace: Bennington, Vt. Known as the “Barnum of Wall Street” in part for his childhood job in a circus, but more for his flamboyant approach…Kricker James Biography
Kricker Jamestheater founder, director, actor founded Soho's Chain Lightning Theater in 1991Born: 1939Died: 1997Dennis James1997 DeathsPaul JarricoMeredith, James Biography
Meredith, James civil-rights leader, authorBorn: 6/25/33Birthplace: Kosciusko, Miss. James Meredith was one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement. In 1962 he became the first Black…James Farmer Biography
James FarmerAge: 79 the last surviving member of the “Big Four” civil rights leaders of the 1960s, he helped found the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942. His contributions and his courage…Trending
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