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John William Wright PATMAN, Congress, TX (1893-1976)
PATMAN John William Wright , a Representative from Texas; born at Patman's Switch near Hughes Springs, Cass County, Tex., August 6, 1893; attended the public schools; was graduated from Hughes…Edwin Ruthvin Vincent WRIGHT, Congress, NJ (1812-1871)
WRIGHT Edwin Ruthvin Vincent , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hoboken, N.J., January 2, 1812; completed preparatory studies; engaged in newspaper work in 1835; editor of the Jersey Blue…Beghards
(Encyclopedia) BeghardsBeghardsbĕgˈərdz [key], religious associations of men in Europe, organized similarly to the Beguines. They resembled a Franciscan group, with whom they were later often…Bradley, Omar Nelson
(Encyclopedia) Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893–1981, U.S. general, b. Clark, Mo. A graduate of West Point, he served in World War I and filled various army administrative and academic posts before…Huayna Capac
(Encyclopedia) Huayna CapacHuayna Capacwīˈnä käˈpäk [key], d. 1525, Inca of Peru, last of the great emperors. The Inca empire reached its greatest extent and power under his rule, but disruptive…Fedin, Konstantin Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia) Fedin, Konstantin AleksandrovichFedin, Konstantin Aleksandrovichkənstəntyēnˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch fyĕdyēnˈ [key], 1892–1977, Russian novelist. Fedin was interned in Germany during World…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 27, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 26, 1806July 28, 1806July 27, 1806 July 27th 1806 Sunday. This morning at day light the indians got up and crouded around the fire, J.…Kellogg, John Harvey
(Encyclopedia) Kellogg, John Harvey, 1852–1943, American physician, health-food advocate, and breakfast cereal developer, b. Tyrone, N.Y., grad. New York Univ. (M.D., 1875) and continued his medical…Devrient, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Devrient, LudwigDevrient, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh dəvrēăNˈ [key], 1784–1832, German actor. He abandoned a commercial career in 1804 to join a traveling theatrical company. In Berlin…Cairoli, Benedetto
(Encyclopedia) Cairoli, BenedettoCairoli, Benedettobānādĕtˈtō kīrôˈlē [key], 1825–89, Italian patriot and premier. One of five brothers all noted as heroes of the Risorgimento, he was the only…Trending
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