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Cook, James
(Encyclopedia) Cook, James, 1728–79, English explorer and navigator. The son of a Yorkshire agricultural laborer, he had little formal education. After an apprenticeship to a firm of shipowners at…People's Temple
(Encyclopedia) People's Temple: see Jones, Jim.Jones, David Charles
(Encyclopedia) Jones, David Charles, 1921–2013, American military officer, b. Aberdeen, S. Dak., studied Univ. of N Dakota and Minot State College. He joined the Army Air Corps at the outbreak of…Currier & Ives
(Encyclopedia) Currier & Ives, American lithographers and print publishers, who produced highly popular hand-colored prints of contemporary scenes and events in American life. Nathaniel Currier,…Ken, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Ken, Thomas, 1637–1711, English prelate and hymn writer, prominent among the nonjuring bishops. He became chaplain to Charles II in 1680 and was nominated by that monarch to the…Tindal, Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Tindal, MatthewTindal, Matthewtĭnˈdəl [key], c.1655–1733, English deist. For a short time in the reign of James II he was a Roman Catholic, but in 1688 he returned to the Church of…Bon Homme Richard
(Encyclopedia) Bon Homme Richard: see Jones, John Paul.Greely, Adolphus Washington
(Encyclopedia) Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844–1935, American army officer and arctic explorer, b. Newburyport, Mass. Entering the Union army at 17, he emerged a brevet major of volunteers at the…Slidell, John
(Encyclopedia) Slidell, JohnSlidell, Johnslīdĕlˈ, slīˈdəl [key], 1793–1871, American political leader and diplomat, b. New York City. He became a prominent lawyer and political figure in New Orleans…Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (table)
(Encyclopedia) Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Year Recipient(s) 1969 Ragnar FrischJan Tinbergen 1970 Paul A. Samuelson 1971 Simon Kuznets 1972 Sir John R…Trending
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