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Foppa, Vincenzo

(Encyclopedia) Foppa, VincenzoFoppa, Vincenzovēnchĕnˈtsō fôpˈpä [key], c.1427–c.1515, Italian painter. Giving new life to the art of the Lombard school, he exercised a great influence upon northern…

Brown, Joseph Emerson

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821–94, U.S. public official, b. Pickens District, S.C. As governor of Georgia during the Civil War, Brown quarreled with Jefferson Davis over conscription and…

U.S. News: The Rise of Wendy Davis

  How this yellow rose of Texas went from gutsy filibuster to a run for governor. Wendy Davis, 2013 Photo Credit: Kevin Sutherland Related Links 2013 Year in Review…

Fannie Stearns Davis: Water Fantasy

Water FantasyFannie Stearns DavisO brown brook, O blithe brook, what will you say to me If I take off my heavy shoon and wade you childishly? O take them off, and come to me. You shall…

Mary Carolyn Davies: A Girl's Songs

A Girl's SongsMary Carolyn DaviesBorrowerI sing of sorrow, I sing of weeping. I have no sorrow.I only borrow From some tomorrow Where it lies sleeping, Enough of sorrow To sing of…

Fannie Stearns Davis: The Narrow Doors

The Narrow DoorsFannie Stearns DavisThe Wide Door into Sorrow Stands open night and day. With head held high and dancing feet I pass it on my way.I never tread within it, I never turn to see…

Lawrence (Crash) Davis 2001 Deaths

Lawrence (Crash) DavisAge: 82 minor league infielder made famous by the 1988 film "Bull Durham"; Carolina League veteran, who played for Raleigh and Reidsville in addition to the Durham…

Raymond Davis, Jr. 2006 Deaths

Raymond Davis, Jr.Age: 91 chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 for the detection of cosmic neutrinos—tiny particles that are created by nuclear reactions on the Sun. Died:…

Benjamin Davis, Jr. 2002 Deaths

Benjamin Davis, Jr.Age: 89 the first black U.S. Air Force general, who, during World War II, led the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering group of all-black fighter pilots. The success of the…

Davis County, IA Census Data

Iowa Davis County, Iowa People QuickFactsDavis CountyIowaPopulation, 2005 estimate 8,6592,966,334Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 1.4%1.4%Population, 2000 8,5412,926,…