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Coverdale, Miles

(Encyclopedia) Coverdale, Miles, 1488–1569, b. Yorkshire. English translator of the Bible, educated at Cambridge. Coverdale was ordained (1514) and entered the house of Augustinian friars at…

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part III

Part III: National Figure 1963 1964 1965 Next: New Directions for Civil Rights 1963 King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham; writes Letter…

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part IV

Part IV: New Directions for Civil Rights Mid-1960s 1966 1967 1968 Next: The Legacy Mid-1960s King's growing opposition to the Vietnam War angers President Johnson, prompts…

Luther Martin STRONG, Congress, OH (1838-1903)

STRONG Luther Martin , a Representative from Ohio; born near Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, June 23, 1838; attended the common schools and Aaron Schuyler's Academy, Republic, Ohio; taught school;…

Luther Martin KENNETT, Congress, MO (1807-1873)

KENNETT Luther Martin , a Representative from Missouri; born in Falmouth, Pendleton County, Ky., March 15, 1807; attended private schools; deputy county clerk of Pendleton County in 1822 and 1823…

Martin Luther SMYSER, Congress, OH (1851-1908)

SMYSER Martin Luther , a Representative from Ohio; born on a farm in Plaine Township, Wayne County, Ohio, April 3, 1851; attended the common schools and was graduated from Wittenberg College,…

Martin Luther DAVEY, Congress, OH (1884-1946)

DAVEY Martin Luther , a Representative from Ohio; born in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, July 25, 1884; attended the public schools; was graduated from Oberlin Academy in 1906 and later attended…

Selma

(Encyclopedia) Selma, city (1990 pop. 23,755), seat of Dallas co., S central Ala., on the Alabama River, in a fertile farm area; inc. 1820. Machinery, paper products, construction materials,…