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Heman (of Colchester) ALLEN, Congress, VT (1779-1852)
ALLEN Heman (of Colchester) , a Representative from Vermont; born in Poultney, Vt., February 23, 1779; attended the common schools; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1795;…Heman (of Milton) ALLEN, Congress, VT (1777-1844)
ALLEN Heman (of Milton) , a Representative from Vermont; born in Ashfield (now Deerfield), Mass., June 14, 1777; attended an academy in Chesterfield, N.H., for two years; moved to Grand Isle, Vt…Joseph Allen FREAR, Jr., Congress, DE (1903-1993)
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1961 Party: Democrat FREAR Joseph Allen, Jr. , a Senator from Delaware; born on a farm near Rising Sun, Kent County, Del., March 7, 1903; attended the public…John Joseph ALLEN, Jr., Congress, CA (1899-1995)
ALLEN John Joseph, Jr. , a Representative from California; born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., November 27, 1899; attended the public schools; while a student in college enlisted during the…Robert Edward Lee ALLEN, Congress, WV (1865-1951)
ALLEN Robert Edward Lee , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Lima, Tyler County, W.Va., November 28, 1865; attended the country schools, Fairmont Normal School, and Peabody College,…Kerouac, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Kerouac, Jack (John Kerouac)Kerouac, Jackkĕrˈəwăkˌ [key], 1922–69, American novelist, b. Lowell, Mass., studied at Columbia. One of the leaders of the beat generation, a term he is…Brooks, Garth
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Garth , 1962- , American country singer/songwriter, b. Luba, OK, Oklahoma State Univ. (B.A., 1984). Brooks's mother was a…beat generation
(Encyclopedia) beat generation, term applied to certain American artists and writers who were popular during the 1950s. Essentially anarchic, members of the beat generation rejected traditional…Sun Ra
(Encyclopedia) Sun Ra, 1914-1993, African-American jazz composer, bandleader, and keyboard player, b. Birmingham, Al., as Herman Poole Blount. Sun Ra…Ungaretti, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Ungaretti, GiuseppeUngaretti, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā &oomacr;ngärĕtˈtē [key], 1888–1970, Italian poet, critic, and translator, b. Alexandria, Egypt. Ungaretti spent his youth…Trending
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