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Cushman, Charlotte Saunders

(Encyclopedia) Cushman, Charlotte SaundersCushman, Charlotte Saundersk&oobreve;shˈmən [key], 1816–76, one of the first outstanding American actresses, b. Boston. Cushman turned from opera to…

Leonov, Aleksei Arkhipovich

(Encyclopedia) Leonov, Aleksei ArkhipovichLeonov, Aleksei Arkhipovichŭlˌyĭksyāˈ ärkhˌyĭpôˈvyĭch [key], 1934–2019, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut and military officer. While serving as copilot of Voskhod 2…

Butler, William Orlando

(Encyclopedia) Butler, William Orlando, 1791–1880, American general and political leader, b. Carrollton, Ky. He served in the War of 1812 and distinguished himself in the battle of New Orleans. He…

Walter, Lucy

(Encyclopedia) Walter, Lucy, 1630?–1658, mistress (1648–50) of Charles II of England during his exile in Holland and France. She was the mother by him of James Scott, duke of Monmouth, whom the Whigs…

February 2011 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of February 2011. Packers Beat Steelers in Super Bowl XLV (Feb. 6): The Green Bay Packers…

2002 MTV Movie Awards

The eleventh annual MTV Movie Awards were presented June 6, 2002. Best MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingBest Male PerformanceWill Smith, Ali Best Female…

Samuel Walker McCALL, Congress, MA (1851-1923)

McCALL Samuel Walker , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in East Providence, Bedford County, Pa., February 28, 1851; spent his early life in Illinois; attended the Mount Carroll (Ill.)…