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Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesse
(Encyclopedia) Du Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtesseDu Barry, Jeanne Bécu, comtessezhän bāküˈ kôNtĕsˈ dü bärēˈ, d&oomacr;bărˈē [key], 1743–93, mistress of King Louis XV of France. A courtesan of…Eaton, John Henry
(Encyclopedia) Eaton, John Henry, 1790–1856, U.S. Senator (1818–29) and Secretary of War (1829–31), b. Halifax co., N.C. After being admitted to the bar, he practiced in Franklin, Tenn., and married…Mooney, Thomas J.
(Encyclopedia) Mooney, Thomas J., 1883–1942, American labor agitator, b. Chicago. He was an active leader in several violent labor struggles in California before 1916 and was convicted as a…Ruef, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Ruef, Abraham (Abe Ruef)Ruef, Abrahamr&oomacr;f [key], 1864–1936, American political boss, b. San Francisco. He practiced law in San Francisco after 1886 and became a familiar…Antigua and Barbuda Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Antigua and Barbuda Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Antigua and Barbuda Relations HISTORY Antigua was first inhabited by…Biographies: Notable Actors
Notable Actors Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and…Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary
(Encyclopedia) Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot CaryAgassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Caryăgˈəsē [key], 1822–1907, American author and educator, b. Boston. In 1850 she married Louis Agassiz, and together they…Stuart, Arabella
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Arabella, 1575–1615, cousin of James I of England (James VI of Scotland). She was the daughter of Charles Stuart, earl of Lennox, younger brother of Lord Darnley,…Lights! Camera! <i>Disaster!</i>
The greatest disaster films of all time by Beth Rowen Related Links DisastersDisaster QuizShips and ShipwrecksThe disaster movie genre flourished in the 1970s, long before effects became major…Biographies: Selected Activists and Reformers
Selected Activists and Reformers Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights…Trending
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