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MacCracken, Henry Mitchell

(Encyclopedia) MacCracken, Henry Mitchell, 1840–1918, American educator, b. Oxford, Ohio, grad. Miami Univ. (Ohio), 1857. After a brief teaching career MacCracken entered the Presbyterian ministry in…

Patterson, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Patterson, Elizabeth, 1785–1879, American wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, b. Baltimore. On a visit to America, Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, met and married her (1803).…

mechanized warfare

(Encyclopedia) mechanized warfare, employment of modern mobile attack and defense tactics that depend upon machines, more particularly upon vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel engines. Central to…

William Sebastian COHEN, Congress, ME (1940)

Senate Years of Service: 1979-1997 Party: Republican COHEN William Sebastian , a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, August 28, 1940; attended the…

Horton, Lester

(Encyclopedia) Horton, Lester, 1906–53, American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher, b. Indianapolis. Moving to California in 1928, Horton formed his own company in Los Angeles and also…

Maggie Lena (Mitchell) Walker Biography

Maggie Lena (Mitchell) WalkerbusinesswomanBorn: 7/15/1867Birthplace: Richmond, Va. Walker, the daughter of former slaves, worked from a young age. When her father died, Walker helped her…

Mitchell County, NC Census Data

North carolina Mitchell County, North Carolina People QuickFactsMitchell CountyNorth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 15,7848,683,242Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005…

Mitchell County, IA Census Data

Iowa Mitchell County, Iowa People QuickFactsMitchell CountyIowaPopulation, 2005 estimate 10,9192,966,334Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 0.4%1.4%Population, 2000 10,…

Mitchell County, KS Census Data

Kansas Mitchell County, Kansas People QuickFactsMitchell CountyKansasPopulation, 2005 estimate 6,4202,744,687Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -7.4%2.1%Population, 2000…