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Durant, Henry Fowle
(Encyclopedia) Durant, Henry FowleDurant, Henry Fowled&oobreve;răntˈ, dy&oobreve;– [key], 1822–81, American lawyer and educator, b. Hanover, N.H., grad. Harvard, 1841. Christened Henry Welles…Reed, James Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Reed, James Alexander, 1861–1944, American political leader, b. near Mansfield, Ohio. He moved to Iowa and was admitted (1885) to the bar, practicing there and later in Missouri. He…Tryon, Dwight William
(Encyclopedia) Tryon, Dwight WilliamTryon, Dwight Williamtrīˈən [key], 1849–1925, American landscape painter, b. Hartford, Conn., studied in Paris under C. F. Daubigny and Jacquesson de la Chevreuse…Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Smith)
(Encyclopedia) Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Smith), 1856–1923, American author and educator, b. Philadelphia. In San Francisco she organized the first free kindergartens on the Pacific coast (1878) and with…R - T
Bobby RahalJack RamsayBill RassmussenWillis ReedPee Wee ReeseMary Lou RettonButch ReynoldsManon RheaumeGrantland RiceJerry RiceHenri RichardMaurice RichardBob RichardsNolan RichardsonTex…Smith, Sydney
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sydney, 1771–1845, English clergyman, writer, and wit, ordained in the Church of England in 1794. In 1798 he went as a tutor to Edinburgh, where he studied medicine,…Liberty party
(Encyclopedia) Liberty party, in U.S. history, an antislavery political organization founded in 1840. It was formed by those abolitionists, under the leadership of James G. Birney and Gerrit Smith,…Fort Smith, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Fort Smith, city (2020 pop. 89,142), seat of Sebastian co., NW Ark., at the Okla. line where the Arkansas and Poteau rivers join; inc.…Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of
(Encyclopedia) Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of, name of the church founded (1830) at Fayette, N.Y., by Joseph Smith. The headquarters are in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its members, now…Patsy O. Sherman
Patsy O. ShermanBorn: 1930Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Stain blocker for fabric (Scotchgard™)—Chemist Patsy Sherman discovered an oil- and water-resistant fabric treatment quite by accident…Trending
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