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King, Martin Luther, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929–68, American clergyman and civil-rights leader, b. Atlanta, Ga., grad. Morehouse College (B.A., 1948), Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D., 1951), Boston…

Inaugural Trivia

Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurations Related Links Famous Presidential Speeches Inaugural Oratory Notable Inaugural Events George Washington's was the shortest…

Wolfe, Thomas Clayton

(Encyclopedia) Wolfe, Thomas Clayton, 1900–1938, American novelist, b. Asheville, N.C., grad. Univ. of North Carolina, 1920, M.A. Harvard, 1922. An important 20th-century American novelist, Wolfe…

Brewer's: Kennedy

A poker, or to kill with a poker; so called from a man of that name who was killed by a poker. (Dictionary of Modern Slang.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Walter Kennedy

Walter KennedyBorn: June 8, 1912Basketball 2nd NBA commissioner (1963-75), league doubled in size to 18 teams during his tenure.Died: June 26, 1977Leroy KellyK - MNancy Kerrigan

Joseph BUFFUM, Jr., Congress, NH (1784-1874)

BUFFUM Joseph, Jr. , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Fitchburg, Mass., September 23, 1784; attended the public schools and the local academy; was graduated from Dartmouth College,…

Joseph FRY, Jr., Congress, PA (1781-1860)

FRY Joseph, Jr. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Upper Saucon Township, Northampton (later Lehigh) County, Pa., August 4, 1781; attended the rural schools; engaged in mercantile…

Frank Joseph GUARINI, Jr., Congress, NJ (1924)

GUARINI Frank Joseph, Jr. , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., August 20, 1924; graduated from Lincoln High School, 1942; commissioned a naval officer at…

Joseph Peyton WYATT, Jr., Congress, TX (1941)

WYATT Joseph Peyton, Jr. , a Representative from Texas; born in Victoria, Victoria County, Tex., October 12, 1941; attended the Victoria County public schools; attended Victoria College, 1964; B.A…