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Craven, Avery Odelle

(Encyclopedia) Craven, Avery Odelle, 1886–1980, American historian, b. Randolph co., N.C.; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1923. He taught at several colleges in the Midwest before returning (1928) to…

Holbrook

(Encyclopedia) Holbrook. <1> City (2020 pop. 4,858), seat of Navaho co., NE Ariz.; founded c. 1881; inc. 1917. The town was established with the…

Kaskaskia

(Encyclopedia) KaskaskiaKaskaskiakăskăsˈkēə [key], small village, Randolph co., SE Ill., on Kaskaskia island in the Mississippi River where it is joined by the Kaskaskia River. The settlement was…

Wilkens, Lenny

(Encyclopedia) Wilkens, Lenny (Leonard Randolph Wilkens), 1937–, American basketball player and coach, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. After playing at Providence College, he joined the St. Louis Hawks of the…

Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer

(Encyclopedia) Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer, 1849–95, English statesman; son of the 7th duke of Marlborough. A sincere Tory and a founder (1883) of the Primrose League, dedicated to…

Hearst, George

(Encyclopedia) Hearst, GeorgeHearst, Georgehûrst [key], 1820–91, American mining magnate, U.S. senator (1886–91), b. Franklin co., Mo. He went to California in 1850 and became a mining prospector and…

Hearst, Patty

(Encyclopedia) Hearst, Patty (Patricia Campbell Hearst Shaw), 1954–, American heiress and kidnapping victim, b. San Francisco. The granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, she was kidnapped (Feb.,…

Randolph A. Hearst 2000 Deaths

Randolph A. HearstAge: 85 the last surviving son of legendary publisher William Randolph Hearst. Hearst's 19-year-old daughter, Patricia, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in…

Randolph County, NC Census Data

North carolina Randolph County, North Carolina People QuickFactsRandolph CountyNorth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 138,3678,683,242Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005…

Randolph County, MO Census Data

Missouri Randolph County, Missouri People QuickFactsRandolph CountyMissouriPopulation, 2005 estimate 25,3365,800,310Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.7%3.6%Population…