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Chisholm Trail
(Encyclopedia) Chisholm Trail, route over which vast herds of cattle were driven from Texas to the railheads in Kansas after the Civil War. Its name is generally believed to come from Jesse Chisholm…Helms, Jesse Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Helms, Jesse Alexander, 1921–2008, U.S. senator from North Carolina (1973–2003), b. Monroe, N.C. He served in the navy, chiefly as a recruiter, during World War II. A local radio…Younger, Cole
(Encyclopedia) Younger, Cole (Thomas Coleman Younger), 1844–1916, American outlaw, b. Jackson co., Mo. After the Civil War he joined the outlaw band of Jesse James, with whom he had served as a…Jackson, Jesse Louis
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Jesse Louis, 1941–, African-American political leader, clergyman, and civil-rights activist, b. Greenville, S.C. Raised in poverty, he attended the Chicago Theological…2010 Academy Awards
The 2010 Academy Awards were presented on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture Black Swan The…Rev. Jesse Jackson, 2001 News
civil rights activist, admitted in January that he and Karin Stanford had had a child together in 1998, just about the time he was counseling President Clinton during the Lewinsky scandal.…Jesse Helms, 79, 2001 News
conservative Republican senator from North Carolina, announced in August that he would not seek reelection in 2002. The darling of the right, Helms has served in the Senate since 1972 and often…Jesse OVERSTREET, Congress, IN (1859-1910)
OVERSTREET Jesse , a Representative from Indiana; born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., December 14, 1859; attended the schools of his native city; was graduated from the Franklin High School in…James Ellis 2001 Deaths
James EllisAge: 45 computer scientist who was a creator of Usenet, an international network of electronic discussion groups, and an expert on computer security. He died of non-Hodgkins…Herndon, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Herndon, William Henry, 1818–91, friend, law partner, and biographer of Abraham Lincoln, b. Greensburg, Ky. In 1844 he became the junior member of the Springfield, Ill., law firm of…Trending
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