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Alice AdamsJoey AdamsJoe AdcockMartin AgronskyDolores Jimenez AlcantaraAvery C. AlexanderForrest (Forddy) AndersonBob BackusAbdel-Latif BaghdadiHerman BallIan BannenLeon BarzinLionel…Langdon CHEVES, Congress, SC (1776-1857)
CHEVES Langdon , a Representative from South Carolina; born September 17, 1776, in Bulltown Fort, near Rocky River, Ninety-sixth District (now Abbeville County), S.C., where the settlers had taken…Rory Calhoun Biography
Rory CalhounAge: 76 actor who appeared in many Western television shows and movies. A rugged outdoorsman, he was well–suited for his role as Big Bill Longley in TV's The Texan from 1958–1960…Vice Presidents
Find information about U.S. vice presidents, from John Adams in 1789 to Joseph Biden in 2009. Name and (party)1 Term State of birth Birth and death dates President served under 1. John Adams (F)…John M. C. SMITH, Congress, MI (1853-1923)
SMITH John M. C. , a Representative from Michigan; born in Belfast, Ireland, February 6, 1853; immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled near Plymouth, Ohio; attended…Collins, Patricia Hill
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Patricia Hill, 1948–, American sociologist and social theorist, b. Philadelphia, Ph.D. Brandeis University, 1984. A noted…McGraw, John Joseph
(Encyclopedia) McGraw, John JosephMcGraw, John Josephməgrôˈ [key], 1873–1934, American baseball manager, b. Cortland co., N.Y. He began playing professional baseball in 1890 and was (1891–1900) the…Treaty of Ghent: Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Ghent This treaty, signed on December 24, 1814, ended the War of 1812, fought between Great Britain and the United States. For the early decades of the nationâÂÂs history, relations…John M. HAMILTON, Congress, WV (1855-1916)
HAMILTON John M. , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Weston, Lewis County, Va. (now West Virginia), March 16, 1855; attended the public schools; recorder of the town of Weston in 1876…Adams, Abigail
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Abigail, 1744–1818, wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams, b. Weymouth, Mass., as Abigail Smith. A lively, intelligent woman, she married John…