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Alan Shepard 1998 Deaths

Alan ShepardAge: 74 the first American in space and one of only 12 Americans to walk on the moon.Died: July 21, 1998.Cliff ShawR - ZMoshe Sherer

Babbitt, Irving

(Encyclopedia) Babbitt, IrvingBabbitt, Irvingbăbˈĭt [key], 1865–1933, American scholar, b. Dayton, Ohio. At Harvard as professor of French literature from 1912 until his death, he was a vigorous…

William SHEPARD, Congress, MA (1737-1817)

SHEPARD William , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Westfield, Mass., December 1, 1737; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; served in the French and Indian…

Shepard CARY, Congress, ME (1805-1866)

CARY Shepard , a Representative from Maine; born in New Salem, Mass., July 3, 1805; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Houlton, Maine, in 1822; engaged in extensive lumber…

Samuel Shepard CONNER, Congress, MA (17831820)

CONNER Samuel Shepard , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Exeter, N.H., about 1783; attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., in 1794; was graduated from Yale College in 1806;…

Alcott, Bronson

(Encyclopedia) Alcott, BronsonAlcott, Bronsonôlˈkət, ăl–, –kŏt [key], 1799–1888, American educational and social reformer, b. near Wolcott, Conn., as Amos Bronson Alcox. His meager formal education…

Charles Biddle SHEPARD, Congress, NC (1808-1843)

SHEPARD Charles Biddle , a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., December 5, 1808; attended private schools of his native city and was graduated from the…

William Biddle SHEPARD, Congress, NC (1799-1852)

SHEPARD William Biddle , a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., May 14, 1799; completed preparatory studies; attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in…

Shays's Rebellion

(Encyclopedia) Shays's Rebellion, 1786–87, armed insurrection by farmers in W Massachusetts against the state government. Debt-ridden farmers, struck by the economic depression that followed the…