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Taylor, Maxwell Davenport
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Maxwell Davenport, 1901–87, U.S. general, b. Keytesville, Mo., grad. West Point, 1922. In World War II he served in Europe with the 82d Airborne Division and as commander of…Brooke, Sir James
(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Sir James, 1803–68, rajah of Sarawak on Borneo, b. India, of English parents. After active service in Burma (1825–26), he retired (1830) from the army of the East India Company…Ida B. Wells-Barnett Biography
Ida B. Wells-Barnettjournalist, activistBorn: 1862Birthplace: Holly Springs, Miss. Her parents were slaves when Wells was born and died from yellow fever when she was 14. By 1891 Wells was…James B. Conkling 1998 Deaths
James B. ConklingAge: 83 music and broadcasting executive. He helped create the Grammy Awards and the Columbia Record Club. Died: April 12, 1998.William G. CongdonA - FLisa CooleDr. Charles B. Huggins Biography
Dr. Charles B. HugginsAge: 95 winner of Nobel Prize for discoveries that led to drug treatment for cancer and to modern treatment of prostate and breast cancer. Died: Jan. 12, 1997.Ralph…Cabinet Members Under B. Harrison
Secretary of State James G. Blaine, 1889John W. Foster, 1892Secretary of the Treasury William Windom, 1889Charles Foster, 1891Secretary of War Redfield Proctor, 1889Stephen B. Elkins,…Johnnie B. Hunt 2006 Deaths
Johnnie B. HuntAge: 79 entrepreneur who created J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the largest publicly traded trucking company in the country.Died: Goshen, Ark., Dec. 7, 2006Barnard HughesG -…Samuel F. B. Morse Biography
Samuel F. B. MorseAmerican artist and inventorBorn: 1791 Although he is remembered as the inventor of the telegraph, Samuel Morse’s first career was as an artist. From 1810 through the 1830s…Richard B. Cheney, 2000 News
former congressman and oil services company executive, was plucked from his lucrative post as CEO of Halliburton Co. in July to become Gov. George W. Bush's running mate. A staunch…John B. Keane 2002 Deaths
John B. KeaneAge: 73 Irish novelist and playwright who penned The Field, which was adapted for film in 1990. Died: Listowel, Ireland, May 30, 2002Yousuf KarshG - LThomas J. KellyTrending
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