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Bacon, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Robert, 1860–1919, American banker and government official, b. Jamaica Plain, Mass. He embarked upon a career in business and in 1894 accepted a partnership with J. P. Morgan…Pillow, Gideon Johnson
(Encyclopedia) Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806–78, American general, b. Williamson co., Tenn. In the Mexican War he was appointed brigadier general of Tennessee volunteers by his former law partner,…Conscience, Hendrik
(Encyclopedia) Conscience, HendrikConscience, Hendrikhĕnˈdrĭk kôNsēäNsˈ [key], 1812–83, Flemish novelist, a founder of modern Flemish literature. His many historical novels were romantic but powerful…George C(ampbell) Scott Biography
George C(ampbell) ScottAge: 71 captivating actor whose skill shone through on the big screen, on stage, and on TV. While he won several awards, including Obies, Emmys, and Golden Globes, he…Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Historical BackgroundBy the mid-1850s, sectional conflict over the extension of slavery into the Western territories threatened to tear the nation apart. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854…M. Scott Peck 2005 Deaths
M. Scott PeckAge: 69 psychiatrist and author who wrote one of the first self-help books The Road Less Traveled. The book has spent 694 weeks on the bestseller list. Died: Warren, Conn., Sept…Coretta Scott King 2006 Deaths
Coretta Scott KingAge: 78 civil rights activist and the widow of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who assumed her husband's campaign for racial equality and social justice after his…Scott County, IA Census Data
Iowa Scott County, Iowa People QuickFactsScott CountyIowaPopulation, 2005 estimate 160,9982,966,334Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 1.5%1.4%Population, 2000 158,6682,…Scott County, AR Census Data
Arkansas Scott County, Arkansas People QuickFactsScott CountyArkansasPopulation, 2005 estimate 11,1502,779,154Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 1.4%4.0%Population, 2000…Scott County, MO Census Data
Missouri Scott County, Missouri People QuickFactsScott CountyMissouriPopulation, 2005 estimate 41,1435,800,310Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 1.8%3.6%Population, 2000…Trending
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