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Kelley, Hall Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Hall Jackson, 1790–1874, American propagandist for the settlement of Oregon, b. Northwood, N.H. A schoolmaster in Boston (1818–23) and later a railroad surveyor in Maine, he…

Randall, Samuel Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Randall, Samuel Jackson, 1828–90, American politician, b. Philadelphia. A Democrat, he was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1863 until his death. As speaker (1876–81), he…

Ferguson Shooting Sparks National Outrage

The shooting of a teenager by a police officer in a St. Louis suburb leads to unrest and unanswered questions. Protestors in Ferguson, Mo. Related Links Major Race…

Entertainment News from April 1999

2The BBC reports that Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Angeline Jolie have signed on to star in the big-screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels, the 1970s Aaron Spelling camp classic that had…

U.S. Medal-Winning Men's Basketball Teams

1936 (gold medal): Sam Balter, Ralph Bishop, Joe Fortenberry, Tex Gibbons, Francis Johnson, Carl Knowles, Frank Lubin, Art Mollner, Don Piper, Jack Ragland, Carl Shy, Willard Schmidt, Duane…

George Jackson 2000 Deaths

George JacksonAge: 42 media executive who began his career in film, moved to the music industry, and finally onto the Internet, where he created the Urban Box Office Network, a group of sites…

Jackson County, OR Census Data

Oregon Jackson County, Oregon People QuickFactsJackson CountyOregonPopulation, 2005 estimate 195,3223,641,056Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 7.7%6.4%Population, 2000…

Maynard Jackson 2003 Deaths

Maynard Jackson Age: 65   Influential former mayor of Atlanta, Ga., who transformed the city into a power base for the Black middle class by advocating for the city's Black majority and…

Cabinet Members Under Jackson

Secretary of State Martin Van Buren, 1829Edward Livingston, 1831Louis McLane, 1833John Forsyth, 1834Secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham, 1829Louis McLane, 1831William J. Duane,…