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Keene, Laura

(Encyclopedia) Keene, Laura, c.1826–1873, Anglo-American actress-manager, b. England. She played with Mme Vestris at the Lyceum, London. She emigrated to the United States in 1852 and became manager…

Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich

(Encyclopedia) Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich, 1908–79, U.S. public official, governor of New York (1959–73), Vice President of the United States (1974–77), b. Bar Harbor, Maine; grandson of John D.…

Laird, Melvin Robert

(Encyclopedia) Laird, Melvin Robert, 1922–2016, American politician, U.S. secretary of defense (1969–73), b. Omaha, Nebr. After serving (1942–46) in the navy during World War II, he entered politics…

John M. Ford 2006 Deaths

John M. FordAge: 49 author who wrote several science fiction and fantasy novels and numerous poems and short stories. His work often drew upon, and played with the conventions of, multiple…

Gerald R. Ford 2006 Deaths

Gerald R. FordAge: 93 38th president of the United States, 1974–1977. The first president not to be elected as either president or vice-president by a popular vote, Ford took office after…

Walt Whitman: Cavalry Crossing a Ford

Cavalry Crossing a FordA line in long array where they wind betwixt green islands, They take a serpentine course, their arms flash in the sun—hark to the musical clank, Behold the silvery…

George FORD, Congress, IN (1846-1917)

FORD George , a Representative from Indiana; born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., January 11, 1846; attended the common schools; engaged in the cooper's trade in early youth; entered the…

Ford County, KS Census Data

Kansas Ford County, Kansas People QuickFactsFord CountyKansasPopulation, 2005 estimate 33,7512,744,687Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 4.0%2.1%Population, 2000 32,4582…

Ford County, IL Census Data

Illinois Ford County, Illinois People QuickFactsFord CountyIllinoisPopulation, 2005 estimate 14,15712,763,371Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -0.6%2.8%Population, 2000…

Ford County, IL Social Statistics

Ford county illinois dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school3,420100.0Nursery school,…