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Notable Fashion Designers and Models

Isabella Rossellini Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…

Monroe, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Bill (William Smith Monroe), 1911–96, country singer, musician, and songwriter, often called the “father of bluegrass,” b.…

Kelley, Hall Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Hall Jackson, 1790–1874, American propagandist for the settlement of Oregon, b. Northwood, N.H. A schoolmaster in Boston (1818–23) and later a railroad surveyor in Maine, he…

Evangelical Alliance

(Encyclopedia) Evangelical AllianceEvangelical Allianceēvănjĕlˈĭkəl [key], an association of Evangelical Christians in a union, not of churches, but of individuals belonging to different…

John EWING, Congress, IN (1789-1858)

EWING John , a Representative from Indiana; born in Cork, Ireland, May 19, 1789; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Baltimore, Md.; attended the public schools;…

Joffrey Ballet

(Encyclopedia) Joffrey Ballet, one of the major American dance companies. It was founded in New York City in 1956 by the dancer-choreographer Robert Joffrey. From 1956 to 1964 it made yearly tours of…

Joseph Ewing McDONALD, Congress, IN (1819-1891)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1881 Party: Democrat McDONALD Joseph Ewing , a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born in Butler County, Ohio, August 29, 1819; moved with his mother to…