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Richard Dobbs SPAIGHT, Congress, NC (1758-1802)
SPAIGHT Richard Dobbs , a Delegate and a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., March 25, 1758; received his early schooling in Ireland and attended the University of Glasgow…Agricola, Georgius
(Encyclopedia) Agricola, GeorgiusAgricola, Georgiusjôrˈjēə əgrĭkˈələ [key], Latinized from Georg BauerGeorg Bauergāˈôrk bouˈər [key], 1494–1555, German physician and scientist, known as the father of…Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles
(Encyclopedia) Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles, 1853–1942, Canadian jurist, b. Quebec. He won renown as defense counsel for Louis Riel. In Wilfrid Laurier's government he became solicitor general (1896) and…Pathet Lao
(Encyclopedia) Pathet LaoPathet Laopätˈət lou [key], left-wing nationalist group that was ultimately victorious in the Laotian civil war that began in the mid-1950s. The name was first used in 1950…Richard Dobbs SPAIGHT, Jr., Congress, NC (1796-1850)
SPAIGHT Richard Dobbs, Jr. , a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., in 1796; attended the New Bern Academy and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel…Fannie Lou (Townsend) Hamer Biography
Fannie Lou (Townsend) Hamercivil rights activistBorn: 10/6/1917Birthplace: Ruleville, Miss. Hamer was the youngest of 20 children and began working with her sharecropper parents at age 6. She left…Lou BARLETTA, Congress, PA (1956)
BARLETTA Lou , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pa., January 28, 1956; graduated from Hazleton High School, Hazleton, Pa., 1974; attended Bloomsburg University…Ivins, Molly
(Encyclopedia) Ivins, Molly (Mary Tyler Ivins), 1944–2007, U.S. journalist and political columnist, b. Monterey, Calif., B.A. Smith College, 1966, M.A. Columbia School of Journalism, 1967. A decided…Abbott and Costello
(Encyclopedia) Abbott and Costello Abbott and Costello kŏstĕlˈō [key], American comedy team of William Alexander “Bud” Abbott, 1895–1974, b. Asbury Park, N.J., and Lou…Albright, Madeleine
(Encyclopedia) Albright, Madeleine, 1937–2022, American government official, b. Prague, Czechoslovakia, as Maria Jana Körbel. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1948, and she…Trending
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