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Fargo, William George
(Encyclopedia) Fargo, William George, 1818–81, American pioneer expressman, b. Pompey, N.Y. He had been successively a postrider, freight agent, messenger, and resident agent (1843) for an express…Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins
(Encyclopedia) Gallaudet, Thomas HopkinsGallaudet, Thomas Hopkinsgălˌədĕtˈ, gôˈlə– [key], 1787–1851, American educator of the deaf, b. Philadelphia, grad. Andover Theological Seminary. In England and…Goldin, Nan
(Encyclopedia) Goldin, Nan, 1953–, American photographer, b. Washington, D.C. She left home in her early teens for a series of mainly urban bohemian undergrounds; her earliest photographs were…Burns, Ken
(Encyclopedia) Burns, Ken (Kenneth Lauren Burns), 1953–, American documentary filmmaker, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Hampshire College (1975). Acting as producer, director, and cinematographer, Burns…Weaver, Robert Clifton
(Encyclopedia) Weaver, Robert Clifton, 1907–97, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1966–68), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard (B.S., 1929; M.A., 1931; Ph.D., 1934). An African…Zoroaster
(Encyclopedia) ZoroasterZoroasterzōrˈōăsˌtər [key], c.628 b.c.–c.551 b.c., religious teacher and prophet of ancient Persia, founder of Zoroastrianism. Zoroaster, the name by which he is ordinarily…Stewart, Martha
(Encyclopedia) Stewart, Martha, 1941–, American entrepeneur and tastemaker, b. Jersey City, N.J., as Martha Helen Kostyra, grad. Barnard College (1963). Moving to Westport, Conn., she started (1976)…Carthage, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Carthage. <1> City (2020 pop. 15,522), seat of Jasper co., SW Mo., on the Spring River; inc. 1873. Its gray marble quarries are…Proulx, E. Annie
(Encyclopedia) Proulx, E. Annie (Edna Annie Proulx)Proulx, E. Anniepr&oomacr; [key], 1935–, American writer, b. Norwich, Conn., grad. Univ. of Vermont (B.A., 1969), Sir George Williams (now…March 2016: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of March 2016. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies…Trending
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