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William Henry PARKER, Congress, SD (1847-1908)
PARKER William Henry , a Representative from South Dakota; born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., May 5, 1847; served in the Union Army from June 24, 1861, to October 16, 1866; was graduated from…Bonnie and Clyde
(Encyclopedia) Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, 1910–34, b. Rowena, Tex., and Clyde Barrow, 1909–34, b. Tellice, Tex., notorious American criminals during the Great Depression. Joining forces in 1932…Noyes, John Humphrey
(Encyclopedia) Noyes, John Humphrey, 1811–86, American reformer, founder of the Oneida community, b. Brattleboro, Vt. He studied theology at Yale but lost his license to preach because of his “…Jack Fleming 2001 Deaths
Jack FlemingAge: 77 former Pittsburgh Steelers announcer famous for his call of the "Immaculate Reception" in 1972; broadcast West Virginia basketball and football games for 42 years. The…Leonardo Follis 2001 Deaths
Leonardo FollisAge: 34 Italian World Cup cross-country skier; brother of Arianna Follis, a leading Italian women's cross-country skier. He died in an avalanche.Died: Aosta, Italy, March…Legal Tender cases
(Encyclopedia) Legal Tender cases, lawsuits brought to the U.S. Supreme Court involving the constitutionality of the Legal Tender Act of 1862, which was passed to meet currency needs during the Civil…Calderón de la Barca, Pedro
(Encyclopedia) Calderón de la Barca, PedroCalderón de la Barca, Pedropāˈᵺrō käldārōnˈ dā lä bärˈkä [key], 1600–1681, Spanish dramatist, last important figure of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid.…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…Charles, king of Great Britian and Northern
Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur
George), 1948–, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(2022–), eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II…drawing
(Encyclopedia) drawing, art of the draftsman. In its broadest sense it includes every use of the delineated line and is thus basic to the arts of painting, architecture, sculpture, calligraphy, and…Trending
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