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(Encyclopedia) Bebington Bebington bĕbˈĭngtən [key], town, Wirral metropolitan district, W central England. Its…Owen, John
(Encyclopedia) Owen, John, 1616–83, English Puritan divine and theologian. In the civil war Owen supported the parliamentary cause. Oliver Cromwell took him as chaplain to Ireland and Scotland and…Samuel HOGG, Congress, TN (1783-1842)
HOGG Samuel , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Halifax, N.C., April 18, 1783; attended the public schools in Caswell County; taught school for a short time; studied medicine in Gallatin…Golden Bull
(Encyclopedia) Golden Bull, term translated from the Latin bulla aurea and generally referring to a bull (edict) with a golden seal. Golden bulls were promulgated by medieval Byzantine rulers and by…White, Andrew Dickson
(Encyclopedia) White, Andrew Dickson, 1832–1918, American educator and diplomat, b. Homer, N.Y., briefly attended Geneva (now Hobart) College, grad. Yale, 1853. He studied in France and Germany,…Civil Rights Movement Timeline
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesFrom small acts of defiance to mass marches and meetings, the civil rights movement fought for positive change and won. The movement was formed by people in the 1950s…Presidency on Film, Part 2
Presidential Trivia Eight of the first nine American presidents —Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, and Harrison— were born British subjects. Van…State of the Union Address: Andrew Johnson (December 9, 1868)
Andrew Johnson (December 9, 1868) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Upon the reassembling of Congress it again becomes my duty to call your attention to the state of the…2002 NAACP Image Awards
MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: Ali Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Halle Berry, Swordfish Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington, Training…Fraser, Douglas Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Fraser, Douglas Andrew, 1916–2008, American labor leader, b. Glasgow, Scotland. His family emigrated to the United States when he was a child and settled in Detroit, where he began his…Trending
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