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Jackson Hole
(Encyclopedia) Jackson Hole, fertile Rocky Mt. valley, c.50 mi (80 km) long and 6 to 8 mi (9.6–12.8 km) wide, NW Wyo., partly in Grand Teton National Park. Jackson Lake, 39 sq mi (101 sq km), a…Eaton, John Henry
(Encyclopedia) Eaton, John Henry, 1790–1856, U.S. Senator (1818–29) and Secretary of War (1829–31), b. Halifax co., N.C. After being admitted to the bar, he practiced in Franklin, Tenn., and married…Kendall, Amos
(Encyclopedia) Kendall, AmosKendall, Amoskĕnˈdəl [key], 1789–1869, American journalist and statesman, b. Dunstable, Middlesex co., Mass. He edited (1816–29) at Frankfort, Ky., the Argus of Western…Jackson, Michael Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Michael Joseph, 1958–2009, American performer, b. Gary, Ind. Jackson was an extremely successful pop singer, superb dancer, and talented composer who often conveyed an…Jackson, Stonewall
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Stonewall (Thomas Jonathan Jackson), 1824–63, Confederate general, b. Clarksburg, Va. (now W.Va.), grad. West Point, 1846. With the diversion in the Shenandoah Valley a…Jacob
(Encyclopedia) JacobJacobjāˈkəb [key], in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained…Rachel Kempson 2003 Deaths
Rachel KempsonAge: 92 actress and matriarch of the Redgrave family of actors. She was a respected stage actress in England, appearing in several Shakespeare plays, including The Tempest and…Rachel Gurney 2001 Deaths
Rachel GurneyAge: 81 British actress who played the elegant upper-class Lady Marjorie Bellamy on the 1970s television show Upstairs, Downstairs.Died: Nov. 2001John GuedelG - LEinar Gustafson…Chauncey Judd: Tobiah and Rachel
Captain John Wooster's Wooster's Barn Tobiah and Rachel Captain Wooster's most important helps in the management of his farm and tavern were a colored man, named Tobiah, and his wife…Grundy, Felix
(Encyclopedia) Grundy, Felix, 1777–1840, American political leader, b. Berkeley co., Va. After a successful career in Kentucky, he moved to Nashville, Tenn., where he became a noted criminal lawyer.…Trending
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