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Brown, Jacob Jennings

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Jacob Jennings, 1775–1828, American general, b. Bucks co., Pa. In the War of 1812 he defeated (May, 1813) a British attempt to take Sackets Harbor, N.Y., and the next year…

Jennings Randolph 1998 Deaths

Jennings RandolphAge: 96 former U.S. senator from West Virginia who authored the twenty-sixth amendment of the Constitution, giving 18-year-olds the right to vote.Died: May 8, 1998.Earl M.…

Peter Jennings 2005 Deaths

Peter JenningsAge: 67 Canadian-born broadcast journalist who anchored ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 to April 2005, when he announced that he was battling lung cancer. By age 9, Jennings…

Thomas L. Jennings Biography

Thomas L. JenningsinventorBorn: 1791Birthplace: New York, N.Y. A tailor in New York City, Jennings is credited with being the first African American to hold a U.S. patent. The patent, which…

Waylon Jennings 2002 Deaths

Waylon JenningsAge: 64 country musician who, with Willie Nelson, epitomized the genre's outlaw movement of the 1960s and early '70s. He recorded 60 albums and boasted 16 No. 1 hits, including…

Jennings County, IN Census Data

Indiana Jennings County, Indiana People QuickFactsJennings CountyIndianaPopulation, 2005 estimate 28,4276,271,973Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.2%3.1%Population,…

Jennings County, IN Social Statistics

Jennings county indiana dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school6,562100.0Nursery school,…

Jennings County, IN Economic Statistics

Jennings county indiana dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over20,669100.0In labor force14,28969.1Civilian…

Jennings County, IN Housing Statistics

Jennings county indiana dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units11,469100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached7,12162.11-unit,…

Jennings, Herbert Spencer

(Encyclopedia) Jennings, Herbert Spencer, 1868–1947, American zoologist, b. Tonica, Ill., B.S. Univ. of Michigan, 1893, Ph.D. Harvard, 1896. He was professor of zoology at Johns Hopkins (1906–10) and…