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John G. Roberts, Jr. Biography
John G. Roberts, Jr.chief justice, U.S. Supreme Court Born: January 27, 1955Birthplace: Buffalo, NY Roberts graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1976, and magna cum laude from Harvard…Henry CLAY, Congress, KY (1777-1852)
Senate Years of Service: 1806-1807; 1810-1811; 1831-1842; 1849-1852 Party: Democratic Republican; National Republican; Whig CLAY Henry , a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in the…Updike, John
(Encyclopedia) Updike, John, 1932–2009, American author, one of the nation's most distinguished 20th-century men of letters, b. Shillington, Pa., grad. Harvard, 1954. In his many novels and stories,…December 2016: Henry Heimlich Dies
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of December 2016. 1. Oakland Warehouse Fire Kills Dozens 2. Army Corps of Engineers Announces…Tate Gallery
(Encyclopedia) Tate Gallery, London, originally the National Gallery of British Art. The original building (in Millbank on the former site of Millbank Prison), with a collection of 65 modern British…Faber, Frederick William
(Encyclopedia) Faber, Frederick WilliamFaber, Frederick Williamfāˈbər [key], 1814–63, English theologian and hymn writer. A friend of John Henry Newman and an adherent of the Oxford movement, he…Johnson, Richard Mentor
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1780–1850, Vice President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kentucky, on the site of present Louisville. Admitted (1802) to the bar, he became prominent in…Mortimer, Edmund de, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster
(Encyclopedia) Mortimer, Edmund de, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of UlsterMortimer, Edmund de, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulsterdə môrˈtĭmər [key], 1351–81, English nobleman. He succeeded (…Ascham, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Ascham, RogerAscham, Rogerăsˈkəm [key], 1515–68, English humanist and scholar, b. Yorkshire. Ascham was a major intellectual figure of the early Tudor period. His Toxophilus (1545), an…John CALHOON, Congress, KY (1797)
CALHOON John , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Henry County, Ky., in 1797; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the State house of representatives in 1820, 1821,…Trending
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