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Marjorie Reynolds 1997 Deaths

Marjorie Reynoldsfilm and television actress Reynolds appeared in more than 50 films but is best remembered for her role as Linda Mason, the graceful singer and dancer courted by Bing Crosby…

Aesop's Fables: The Three Tradesmen

by Aesop The Tunny-Fish and the DolphinThe Mouse and the BullThe Three Tradesmen The citizens of a certain city were debating about the best material to use in the fortifications which…

Uvaldo Acosta 1998 Deaths

Uvaldo AcostaAge: 32 men's volleyball coach at George Mason University and former member of U.S. national team (1989-92); was named an alternate to the 1992 Olympic team that competed in…

Douglas V. Fowley 1998 Deaths

Douglas V. Fowleyactor Fowley appeared in more than 200 films and television shows throughout his 50-year career. An accomplished character actor, Fowley's credits include Singin' in the Rain…

David POTTS, Jr., Congress, PA (17941863)

POTTS David, Jr. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Warwick Furnace, about eight miles from Pottstown, Chester County, Pa., November 27, 1794; completed preparatory studies in Pottstown;…

Thomas ROSS, Congress, PA (1806-1865)

ROSS Thomas , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., December 1, 1806; attended the Doylestown, Pa., schools; was graduated from Princeton College in 1823;…

James French STROTHER, Congress, VA (1811-1860)

STROTHER James French , a Representative from Virginia; born in Culpeper, Va., September 4, 1811; completed preparatory studies and attended St. Louis University, Missouri; studied law; was…

Walter Abbott WOOD, Congress, NY (1815-1892)

WOOD Walter Abbott , a Representative from New York; born in Mason, N.H., October 23, 1815; moved to New York in 1816 with his parents, who settled in Rensselaerville; attended the common…

Pleasant Britton TULLY, Congress, CA (1829-1897)

TULLY Pleasant Britton , a Representative from California; born in Henderson County, Tenn., on March 21, 1829; moved to Arkansas with his father, who settled in Phillips County in 1838; attended…

Prince Hall Biography

Prince Hall clergyman, abolitionistBorn: 1735Birthplace: Barbados Hall established the African Lodge of the Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons of Boston in 1775. It was the first lodge…